Where does “lealdade” come from?
lealdade (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese lealdade, from Medieval Latin legalitas, 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...
lealdade (Galician): loyalty
Ancestry of “lealdade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | lealdade | loyalty |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | legalitas | — |
| 3 | Latin | lēgālis | — |
| 4 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |