Where does “leal” come from?
leal (Galician) comes from Latin legalis, from Latin lex, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
leal (Galician): adhering to the rules of propriety, fair, honest,...
Definitions
- adhering to the rules of propriety, fair, honest,...
Ancestry of “leal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | legalis | legal; law |
| 2 | Latin | lex | a proposition or motion for a law made to the... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “leal”