Where does “Illegalität” come from?

Illegalität (German) comes from German illegal, from Medieval Latin illegalis, 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...

Illegalität (German): illegality

Definitions

  1. illegality

Ancestry of “Illegalität”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanillegalillegal
2Medieval Latinillegalisillegal
3Latinlēgālislegal
4Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
5Proto-Italiclēg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s →Every word from Proto-Italic lēg- →