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Where does “legitimatus” come from?

legitimatus (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin lēgitimō, 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...

legitimatus (Medieval Latin): legitimized

Definitions

  1. legitimized

Ancestry of “legitimatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlēgitimō—
2Latinlēgitimus—
3Latinlēx—
4Proto-Italiclēg-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “legitimatus”

  • legitimate
  • legitimately
  • legitimize
  • legitimization
  • delegitimize
  • delegitimization
  • legitimatize
  • delegitimate
  • nonlegitimate
  • legitimator
  • legitimizer
  • relegitimize
  • semilegitimate
  • legitimateness
  • delegitimatize
  • relegitimization
  • semilegitimately
  • delegitimizer
  • legytymat
  • legitimat
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