Where does “legendless” come from?
legendless (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...
legendless (English): Without a legend
Definitions
- Without a legend
Ancestry of “legendless”, step by step
legendless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Legend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Legend | The life story of a saint such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a 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: ##... |
| 6 | Latin | legendum | nominative neuter singular of legendus;... |
| 7 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 8 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |