Where does “nonlegacy” come from?
nonlegacy (English) comes from English legacy, from Middle English legacie, from Old French legacie, from Medieval Latin legatia, from Latin legatum, from Latin lēgātus, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
nonlegacy (English): Not legacy
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- Not legacy
Ancestry of “nonlegacy”, step by step
nonlegacy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English legacy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | legacy | Money or property bequeathed to someone in a... |
| 2 | Middle English | legacie | — |
| 3 | Old French | legacie | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | legatia | — |
| 5 | Latin | legatum | A bequest, legacy; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | lēgātus | envoy, ambassador, legate |
| 7 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 8 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |