Where does “illegittimamente” come from?
illegittimamente (Italian) comes from Italian illegittimo, from Latin illegitimus, 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...
illegittimamente (Italian): illegitimately
Definitions
- illegitimately
Ancestry of “illegittimamente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | illegittimo | illegitimate, unlawful, illegal, unjustified,... |
| 2 | Latin | illegitimus | unlawful, illegal, illegitimate; non-legal;... |
| 3 | Latin | lēgitimus | lawful, legal, legitimate |
| 4 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |