Where does “lenda” come from?
lenda (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese leenda, from Medieval Latin legenda, from Latin legenda, from Latin legendum, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
lenda (Portuguese): legend
Definitions
- legend
Ancestry of “lenda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | leenda | an hagiographic work |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | legenda | a legend, story, especially the lives of the... |
| 3 | Latin | legenda | legend; inflection of legendus: ##... |
| 4 | Latin | legendum | nominative neuter singular of legendus;... |
| 5 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |