Where does “delegitimate” come from?
delegitimate (English) comes from English legitimate, from Middle English legitimat, from Medieval Latin legitimatus, from Latin lēgitimō, from Latin lēgitimus, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
delegitimate (English): To cause not to be legitimate; to make...
Definitions
- To cause not to be legitimate; to make...
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