Where does “antilegal” come from?
antilegal (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese legal, 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...
antilegal (Portuguese): antilegal
Ancestry of “antilegal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | legal | legal; cool, nice, good |
| 2 | Latin | lēgālis | — |
| 3 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |