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Where does “illegittimo” come from?

illegittimo (Italian) comes 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...

illegittimo (Italian): illegitimate, unlawful, illegal, unjustified,...

Definitions

  1. illegitimate, unlawful, illegal, unjustified,...

Ancestry of “illegittimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinillegitimusunlawful, illegal, illegitimate; non-legal;...
2Latinlēgitimus—
3Latinlēx—
4Proto-Italiclēg-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “illegittimo”

  • illegittimità
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