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Where does “légitimisme” come from?

légitimisme (French) comes from French légitime, 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...

légitimisme (French): legitimism

Definitions

  1. legitimism

Ancestry of “légitimisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlégitimelegitimate; one's regular sexual or romantic...
2EnglishlégitimeAlternative spelling of legitime
3Latinlēgitimus—
4Latinlēx—
5Proto-Italiclēg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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