Where does “légitime” come from?
légitime (French) comes from English légitime, from Latin lēgitimus, 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...
légitime (French): legitimate; one's regular sexual or romantic...
Definitions
- legitimate; one's regular sexual or romantic...
Ancestry of “légitime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | légitime | Alternative spelling of legitime |
| 2 | Latin | lēgitimus | — |
| 3 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “légitime”