Where does “loyalisme” come from?

loyalisme (French) comes from French loyal, from Old French loial, from Old French leial, 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...

loyalisme (French): loyalism

Definitions

  1. loyalism

Ancestry of “loyalisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchloyalloyal, faithful
2Old Frenchloialloyal
3Old FrenchleialAlternative form of loial
4Latinlēgālislegal
5Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
6Proto-Italiclēg-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-sEvery word from Proto-Italic lēg-