Where does “semilegitimacy” come from?
semilegitimacy (English) comes from English legitimacy, 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...
semilegitimacy (English): Partial legitimacy
Definitions
- Partial legitimacy
Ancestry of “semilegitimacy”, step by step
semilegitimacy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English legitimacy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | legitimacy | The quality of being legitimate or valid;... |
| 2 | English | legitimate | In accordance with the law or established legal... |
| 3 | Middle English | legitimat | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | legitimatus | legitimized |
| 5 | Latin | lēgitimō | to confirm by law |
| 6 | Latin | lēgitimus | lawful, legal, legitimate |
| 7 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |