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Where does “lojal” come from?

lojal (Swedish) comes from French loyal, from Old French loial, from Old French leial, from Latin lēgālis, 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...

Ancestry of “lojal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchloyalloyal
2Old Frenchloialloyal
3Old FrenchleialAlternative form of loial
4Latinlēgālis—
5Latinlēx—
6Proto-Italiclēg-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lojal”

  • lojaalius
  • epälojaalisti
  • lojaalisti
  • lojaali
  • epälojaali
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