Etymology

extralegal

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Today it means: Occurring outside the law; not governed by law; lawless. Full definition →

English legal ← Latin lēgāli ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
  4. Proto-Italic*eksteros
  5. Latinexter
  6. Latinextrā
  7. Englishextra-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lḗǵs?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*legʰ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lḗgʰs?
  12. Proto-Italic*lēks
  13. Latinlex
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Latinlēgāli
  17. Englishlegal
  18. English todayextralegal

From extra- + legal.

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