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Where does “illegalis” come from?

illegalis (Medieval Latin) comes 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...

illegalis (Medieval Latin): illegal

Definitions

  1. illegal

Ancestry of “illegalis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “illegalis”

  • illegal
  • illegally
  • illegality
  • illegalization
  • illegalize
  • illegalisation
  • illegalise
  • illegalness
  • ilegalmente
  • ilegal
  • illegale
  • illegalità
  • illegalismo
  • illégal
  • illégalité
  • illegal
  • ilegal
  • illegal
  • illegaliteit
  • illegaal
  • illegal
  • ilegal
  • illegal
  • ilegal
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