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Where does “legenda” come from?

legenda (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin legenda, from Latin legendum, from Latin legō, 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...

legenda (Medieval Latin): a legend, story, especially the lives of the...

Definitions

  1. a legend, story, especially the lives of the...

Ancestry of “legenda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlegendalegend; inflection of legendus: ##...
2Latinlegendumnominative neuter singular of legendus;...
3Latinlegō—
4Latinlēx—
5Proto-Italiclēg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “legenda”

  • legend
  • legendary
  • legendarily
  • legendry
  • semilegendary
  • legendariness
  • legendist
  • legendmaker
  • nonlegendary
  • legendize
  • legendization
  • lenda
  • llegenda
  • llegendari
  • legend
  • legende
  • legende
  • legende
  • legende
  • legende
  • legende
  • leenda
  • léigint
  • legende
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