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Where does “legale” come from?

legale (Italian) comes 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...

legale (Italian): lawful, legitimate; legal, law; juridical,...

Definitions

  1. lawful, legitimate; legal, law; juridical,...

Ancestry of “legale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlēgālis—
2Latinlēx—
3Proto-Italiclēg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “legale”

  • estralegale
  • legalismo
  • legalistico
  • legalmente
  • extralegale
  • legalista
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