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Where does “illegitimus” come from?

illegitimus (Latin) 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...

illegitimus (Latin): unlawful, illegal, illegitimate; non-legal;...

Definitions

  1. unlawful, illegal, illegitimate; non-legal;...

Ancestry of “illegitimus”, 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 “illegitimus”

  • illegittimo
  • illegittimità
  • illégitime
  • illégitimement
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