Where does “legibleness” come from?
legibleness (English) comes from English legible, from Late Latin legibilis, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
legibleness (English): legibility
Ancestry of “legibleness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | legible | Clear enough to be read; readable, particularly... |
| 2 | Late Latin | legibilis | that can be read |
| 3 | Latin | legō | — |
| 4 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |