Etymology of the English word legend
the English word
legendderived from the French word
légendederived from the Medieval Latin word
legendaderived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of legend in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
legendist,
legendize,
legendryCognates
Catalan
llegenda, Dutch
legende, French
légende, German
Legende, German
Legend, Icelandic
legenda, Italian
leggenda, Latin
legenda, Lithuanian
legenda, Portuguese
lenda, Russian
лeгeндa, Swedish
legendUsage
Word found in Modern English
