Where does “lindo” come from?

lindo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish lindo, 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...

lindo (Spanish): pretty; cute

Definitions

  1. pretty; cute

Ancestry of “lindo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishlindolegitimate
2Latinlēgitimuslawful, legal, legitimate
3Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
4Proto-Italiclēg-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lindo”

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