Etymology of the Latin word legalis
the Latin word
legalis (legal, of, concerned with law)
derived from the Latin word
lex (law; motion, bill; word)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
Derivations in Latin
illegalis,
legalitasDerivations in other languages
French
leial, French
legal, French
légal, Italian
legale, Portuguese
leal, Portuguese
legal, Spanish
leal, Spanish
legalCognates
Dutch
legaal, English
legal, French
légal, German
legal, Italian
legale, Lithuanian
legalus, Norwegian
legal, Polish
legalny, Russian
лeгaльный, Swedish
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