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Where does “legittimo” come from?

legittimo (Italian) comes 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...

legittimo (Italian): legitimate, legal, rightful; legitimate, proper,...

Definitions

  1. legitimate, legal, rightful; legitimate, proper,...

Ancestry of “legittimo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “legittimo”

  • legittimabile
  • autolegittimazione
  • legittimizzare
  • legittimizzazione
  • legittimare
  • legittimazione
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