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Where does “legittimabile” come from?

legittimabile (Italian) comes from Italian legittimare, from Italian legittimo, 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...

legittimabile (Italian): That can be legitimized

Definitions

  1. That can be legitimized

Ancestry of “legittimabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianlegittimareTo legitimize
2Italianlegittimolegitimate, legal, rightful; legitimate, proper,...
3Latinlēgitimus—
4Latinlēx—
5Proto-Italiclēg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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