Etymology of the Latin word legitimus
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)
Derivations in Latin
legitimare,
illegitimusDerivations in other languages
English
legitimize, French
légitime, Italian
legittimo, Juridical Latin
illegitimus, Portuguese
legítimo, Portuguese
lídimo, Spanish
legítimo, Spanish
lígrimo, Spanish
lindoCognates
Catalan
llegitim, Dutch
legitiem, English
legitimate, French
légitime, German
legitim, Italian
legittimo, Norwegian
legitim, Provençal
legitima, Spanish
legitima, Swedish
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