Etymology

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Today it means: Clear enough to be read; readable, particularly of handwriting. Full definition →

Late Latin legibilis ← Latin legō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromlegō
  2. Late Latin · derived fromlegibilis“that can be read”
  3. English todaylegible

From Late Latin legibilis (“that can be read”), from Latin legō.

Words from the same roots

Latinlegō all →

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