Where does “lealdade” come from?

lealdade (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese lealdade, from Medieval Latin legalitas, 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...

lealdade (Portuguese): loyalty

Definitions

  1. loyalty

Ancestry of “lealdade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueselealdadeloyalty
2Medieval Latinlegalitas—
3Latinlēgālislegal
4Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
5Proto-Italiclēg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
7Proto-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- →