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
Ancestry of “legível”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | legibilis | that can be read |
| 2 | Latin | lego | I choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,... |
| 3 | Latin | lex | a proposition or motion for a law made to the... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “legível”