Where does “lojaalius” come from?
lojaalius (Finnish) comes from Finnish lojaali, from Swedish lojal, from French loyal, from Old French loial, from Old French leial, from Latin lēgālis, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
lojaalius (Finnish): loyalty, fidelity
Ancestry of “lojaalius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | lojaali | loyal |
| 2 | Swedish | lojal | — |
| 3 | French | loyal | loyal |
| 4 | Old French | loial | loyal |
| 5 | Old French | leial | Alternative form of loial |
| 6 | Latin | lēgālis | — |
| 7 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |