Where does “legendist” come from?
legendist (English) comes from English Legend, from Middle English legende, from Old French legende, from Medieval Latin legenda, from Latin legenda, from Latin legendum, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
legendist (English): One who recounts or studies legends
Definitions
- One who recounts or studies legends
Ancestry of “legendist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Legend | — |
| 2 | Middle English | legende | A hagiography, especially when read in church; A... |
| 3 | Old French | legende | legend |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | legenda | a legend, story, especially the lives of the... |
| 5 | Latin | legenda | legend; inflection of legendus:
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| 6 | Latin | legendum | nominative neuter singular of legendus;... |
| 7 | Latin | legō | — |
| 8 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |