Etymology of the English word legitimist
the English word
legitimistderived from the French word
légitimistederived from the French word
légitimederived 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)
Usage
Word found in Modern English