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Where does “legível” come from?

legível (Portuguese) comes from Latin legibilis, from Latin lego, from Latin lex, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

legível (Portuguese): readable; legible

Definitions

  1. readable; legible

Ancestry of “legível”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlegibilisthat can be read
2LatinlegoI choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,...
3Latinlexa proposition or motion for a law made to the...
4Proto-Italiclēg-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “legível”

  • ilegível
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