Where does “legitimere” come from?

legitimere (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Medieval Latin legitimare, 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...

legitimere (Norwegian Bokmål): to legitimise (UK), or legitimize, to legitimate

Definitions

  1. to legitimise (UK), or legitimize, to legitimate

Ancestry of “legitimere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinlegitimare—
2Latinlēgitimuslawful, legal, legitimate
3Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
4Proto-Italiclēg-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “legitimere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s →Every word from Proto-Italic lēg- →