Where does “kontraŭleĝa” come from?

kontraŭleĝa (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kontraŭ, from French contre, from Italian contro, from Italian forza, from Latin fortia, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

kontraŭleĝa (Esperanto): illegal

Definitions

  1. illegal

Ancestry of “kontraŭleĝa”, step by step

kontraŭleĝa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto kontraŭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokontraŭagainst; in return for
2Frenchcontreagainst; as against; in exchange for
3Italiancontroagainst; con; counter
4Italianforzaforce; strength; !
5Latinfortianominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative...
6Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
7Old Latinforctisstrong
8Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Esperanto leĝa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoleĝalegal
2Esperantoleĝolaw
3Italianleggelaw; third-person singular indicative present of...
4Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
5Proto-Italiclēg-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic forktisEvery word from Old Latin forctis