Where does “illegal” come from?
illegal (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ilegal, from Medieval Latin illegalis, 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...
illegal (Portuguese): Obsolete spelling of ilegal
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of ilegal
Ancestry of “illegal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | ilegal | illegal; unlawful |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | illegalis | illegal |
| 3 | Latin | lēgālis | — |
| 4 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |