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Where does “legittimare” come from?

legittimare (Italian) comes 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...

legittimare (Italian): To legitimize

Definitions

  1. To legitimize

Ancestry of “legittimare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “legittimare”

  • legittimazione
  • legittimabile
  • autolegittimazione
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