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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

  1. legitimate; one's regular sexual or romantic...

Ancestry of “légitime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlégitimeAlternative spelling of legitime
2Latinlēgitimus—
3Latinlēx—
4Proto-Italiclēg-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “légitime”

  • légitimement
  • délégitimer
  • légitimisme
  • légitimation
  • légitimer
  • légitimiste
  • legitimieren
  • legitimál
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