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Where does “loyael” come from?

loyael (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French loyal, 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...

Ancestry of “loyael”, step by step

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

Words derived from “loyael”

  • loyaal
  • loyaliteit
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