Where does “legibly” come from?
Legibly comes from Middle English -ly, Latin lego and lex meaning "to read" and "law," tracing to Proto-Indo-European leǵ-, līg-, and ḱóm.
legibly (English): In a manner that is legible, in a manner that is...
Definitions
- In a manner that is legible, in a manner that is...
Ancestry of “legibly”, 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... |