Etymology of the Latin word legenda
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)
Derivations in other languages
French
légende, Portuguese
legenda, Portuguese
lendaCognates
Catalan
llegenda, Dutch
legende, English
legend, French
légende, German
Legende, German
Legend, Icelandic
legenda, Italian
leggenda, Lithuanian
legenda, Portuguese
lenda, Russian
лeгeндa, Swedish
legendUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin
