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Where does “sleale” come from?

sleale (Italian) comes from Italian leale, from Old French leial, 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...

sleale (Italian): disloyal; unfair

Definitions

  1. disloyal; unfair

Ancestry of “sleale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlealeloyal, faithful; honest
2Old FrenchleialAlternative form of loial
3Latinlēgālis—
4Latinlēx—
5Proto-Italiclēg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “sleale”

  • slealmente
  • bisleale
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