Where does “레전드” come from?

레전드 (Korean) comes from English Legend, from Middle English legende, from Old French legende, from Medieval Latin legenda, from Latin legenda, from Latin legendum, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

레전드 (Korean): something legendary, something amazing, something shocking (especially in a bad way)

Definitions

  1. something legendary, something amazing, something shocking (especially in a bad way)

Ancestry of “레전드”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLegendThe life story of a saint such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend
2Middle EnglishlegendeA hagiography, especially when read in church; A...
3Old Frenchlegendelegend
4Medieval Latinlegendaa legend, story, especially the lives of the...
5Latinlegendalegend; inflection of legendus: ##...
6Latinlegendumnominative neuter singular of legendus;...
7Latinlegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch
8Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
9Proto-Italiclēg-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
11Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-