Where does “legende” come from?
legende (Middle English) comes from Old French legende, from Medieval Latin legenda, from Latin legenda, from Latin legendum, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
legende (Middle English): A hagiography, especially when read in church; A...
Definitions
- A hagiography, especially when read in church; A...
Ancestry of “legende”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | legende | legend |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | legenda | a legend, story, especially the lives of the... |
| 3 | Latin | legenda | legend; inflection of legendus:
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| 4 | Latin | legendum | nominative neuter singular of legendus;... |
| 5 | Latin | legō | — |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “legende”