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Where does “legendization” come from?

legendization (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...

legendization (English): The process of legendizing

Definitions

  1. The process of legendizing

Ancestry of “legendization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLegend—
2Middle EnglishlegendeA hagiography, especially when read in church; A...
3Old Frenchlegendelegend
4Medieval Latinlegendaa legend, story, especially the lives of the...
5Latinlegendalegend; inflection of legendus: ##...
6Latinlegendumnominative neuter singular of legendus;...
7Latinlegō—
8Latinlēx—
9Proto-Italiclēg-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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