Etymology of the French word légende
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 légende in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
légendaireDerivations in other languages
English
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Catalan
llegenda, Dutch
legende, English
legend, German
Legende, German
Legend, Icelandic
legenda, Italian
leggenda, Latin
legenda, Lithuanian
legenda, Portuguese
lenda, Russian
лeгeндa, Swedish
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