Where does “legítimo” come from?

legítimo (Spanish) comes from Latin lēgitimus, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

legítimo (Spanish): legitimate, rightful, lawful; real, true;...

Definitions

  1. legitimate, rightful, lawful; real, true;...

Ancestry of “legítimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlēgitimuslawful, legal, legitimate
2Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
3Proto-Italiclēg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “legítimo”

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