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 opposing the law

Definitions

  1. antilegal opposing the law

Ancestry of “antilegal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselegallegal; cool, nice, good
2Latinlēgālislegal
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s →Every word from Proto-Italic lēg- →