The story
- Latin · derived fromlegūmen, legūminis“bean, pulse”
- Medieval Latin · derived fromlegūminōsus
- Middle English · inherited fromleguminous
- English todayleguminous
From Middle English leguminous, from Medieval Latin legūminōsus, ultimately from oblique stem of Latin legūmen, legūminis (“bean, pulse”) + -ous.
Words from the same roots
Latinlegūmen all →
legume
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.