myEtymology.com: English etymology of illegitimatize

Etymology of the English word illegitimatize

the English word illegitimatize

derived from the English word illegitimate

derived from the English word legitimate

derived from the Medieval Latin word legitimatus

derived from the Medieval Latin word legitimare (legitimize)

derived from the Latin word legitimus (lawful, right; legitimate)

derived from the Latin word lex (law; motion, bill; word)

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

derived from the English word il-

using the English suffix -ize

derived from the Old French suffix -iser

derived from the Latin suffix -izare

derived from the Greek suffix -izein, -ίζειν