Where does “legitimateness” come from?
legitimateness (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...
legitimateness (English): The quality of being legitimate
Definitions
- The quality of being legitimate
Ancestry of “legitimateness”, step by step
legitimateness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English legitimate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | legitimate | In accordance with the law or established legal... |
| 2 | Middle English | legitimat | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | legitimatus | legitimized |
| 4 | Latin | lēgitimō | to confirm by law |
| 5 | Latin | lēgitimus | lawful, legal, legitimate |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |