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Where does “legit” come from?

legit (English) comes from English legitimate, from Middle English legitimat, from Medieval Latin legitimatus, from Latin lēgitimō, from Latin lēgitimus, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

legit (English): A legitimate; a legitimate actor; A legitimate...

Definitions

  1. A legitimate; a legitimate actor; A legitimate...

Ancestry of “legit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlegitimateIn accordance with the law or established legal...
2Middle Englishlegitimat—
3Medieval Latinlegitimatuslegitimized
4Latinlēgitimō—
5Latinlēgitimus—
6Latinlēx—
7Proto-Italiclēg-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “legit”

  • legitness
  • legitly
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