Where does “lecito” come from?

lecito (Italian) comes from Latin licitus, from Latin licet, from Proto-Italic *likēt — to be available, to have the value of, to be for sale.

lecito (Italian): allowed; lawful, legal, licit; what is right,...

Definitions

  1. allowed; lawful, legal, licit; what is right,...

Ancestry of “lecito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlicitusallowed, permitted, having been permitted;...
2Latinlicetit is allowed; one is permitted; although, even...
3Proto-Italic*likētto be available, to have the value of, to be for sale

Words derived from “lecito

Every word from Proto-Italic *likētEvery word from Latin licetEvery word from Latin licitus