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
- illegal
Ancestry of “kontraŭleĝa”, step by step
kontraŭleĝa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto kontraŭ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kontraŭ | against; in return for |
| 2 | French | contre | against; as against; in exchange for |
| 3 | Italian | contro | against; con; counter |
| 4 | Italian | forza | force; strength; ! |
| 5 | Latin | fortia | nominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |
via Esperanto leĝa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | leĝa | legal |
| 2 | Esperanto | leĝo | law |
| 3 | Italian | legge | law; third-person singular indicative present of... |
| 4 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |