Where does “semilegitimately” come from?
semilegitimately (English) comes from English semilegitimate, 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...
semilegitimately (English): In a semilegitimate manner
Definitions
- In a semilegitimate manner
Ancestry of “semilegitimately”, step by step
semilegitimately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English semilegitimate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | semilegitimate | Partly legitimate |
| 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... |