Where does “ilegible” come from?
ilegible (Spanish) comes from Spanish legible, 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...
ilegible (Spanish): illegible
Definitions
- illegible
Ancestry of “ilegible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | legible | legible, readable |
| 2 | Latin | legibilis | that can be read |
| 3 | Latin | lego | I choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,... |
| 4 | Latin | lex | a proposition or motion for a law made to the... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |