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Where does “legibilis” come from?

legibilis (Latin) comes from Latin lego, from Latin lex, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

legibilis (Latin): that can be read

Definitions

  1. that can be read

Ancestry of “legibilis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlegoI choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,...
2Latinlexa proposition or motion for a law made to the...
3Proto-Italiclēg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “legibilis”

  • legible
  • illegible
  • legibly
  • illegibly
  • semilegible
  • legibleness
  • interlegible
  • illegibleness
  • hyperlegible
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