myEtymology.com: English etymology of illegible

Etymology of the English word illegible

the English word illegible

derived from the English word legible

derived from the Late Latin word legibilis

derived from the Latin word legere (read; gather, collect)

derived from the Greek word legein, λέγω (to speak)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leg- (to collect, to speak)

derived from the English word il-