Where does “Loyalist” come from?
Loyalist derives from English loyal, from Latin legalis meaning "lawful," from Latin legalis with the suffix -alis, ultimately from Ancient Greek -ιστής and Latin -ista forming agent nouns.
Loyalist (English): A person from the 13 Colonies who was in favor...
Definitions
- A person from the 13 Colonies who was in favor...
Ancestry of “Loyalist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | loyal | Having or demonstrating undivided and constant... |
| 2 | French | loyal | loyal, faithful |
| 3 | Old French | loial | loyal |
| 4 | Old French | leial | Alternative form of loial |
| 5 | Latin | lēgālis | legal |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |