Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “illégal” come from?

illégal (French) comes from Medieval Latin illegalis, from Latin lēgālis, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

illégal (French): illegal; not permitted by law

Definitions

  1. illegal; not permitted by law

Ancestry of “illégal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinillegalisillegal
2Latinlēgālis—
3Latinlēx—
4Proto-Italiclēg-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “illégal”

  • illegal
  • illegally
  • illegality
  • illegalization
  • illegalize
  • illegalisation
  • illegalise
  • illegalness
  • illégalité
  • illegaal
  • illegaliteit
  • ilegal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →