Etymology

preterlegal

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Today it means: illegal. Full definition →

English legal ← Latin lēgāli ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*praiteros
  6. Latinpraeter
  7. Englishpreter-
  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 todaypreterlegal

From preter- + legal.

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