Where does “leal” come from?

leal (Spanish) comes from Latin legalis, 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...

leal (Spanish): adhering to the rules of propriety, fair, honest,...

Definitions

  1. adhering to the rules of propriety, fair, honest,...

Ancestry of “leal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlegalislegal; law
2Latinlexa proposition or motion for a law made to the...
3Proto-Italiclēg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “leal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s →Every word from Proto-Italic lēg- →
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