Where does “legitly” come from?
legitly (English) comes from English legit, from English legitimate, from Middle English legitimat, from Medieval Latin legitimatus, from Latin lēgitimō, from Latin lēgitimus, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
legitly (English): legitimately; really, very
Definitions
- legitimately; really, very
Ancestry of “legitly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | legit | A legitimate; a legitimate actor; A legitimate... |
| 2 | English | legitimate | In accordance with the law or established legal... |
| 3 | Middle English | legitimat | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | legitimatus | legitimized |
| 5 | Latin | lēgitimō | — |
| 6 | Latin | lēgitimus | — |
| 7 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |