Where does “semi-legendary” come from?
semi-legendary (English) comes from English legendary, from English Legend, from Middle English legende, from Old French legende, from Medieval Latin legenda, from Latin legenda, from Latin legendum, from Latin legō — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
semi-legendary (English): Almost legendary; approaching the status of a legend
Definitions
- Almost legendary; approaching the status of a legend
Ancestry of “semi-legendary”, step by step
semi-legendary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English legendary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | legendary | Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends;... |
| 2 | English | Legend | The life story of a saint such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend |
| 3 | Middle English | legende | A hagiography, especially when read in church; A... |
| 4 | Old French | legende | legend |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | legenda | a legend, story, especially the lives of the... |
| 6 | Latin | legenda | legend; inflection of legendus: ##... |
| 7 | Latin | legendum | nominative neuter singular of legendus;... |
| 8 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 9 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |