legitimate的词源
英文词源
- legitimate (adj.)
- mid-15c., "lawfully begotten," from Middle French legitimer and directly from Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare "make lawful, declare to be lawful," from Latin legitimus "lawful," originally "fixed by law, in line with the law," from lex (genitive legis) "law" (see legal). Transferred sense of "genuine, real" is attested from 1550s. Related: Legitimately.
- legitimate (v.)
- 1590s, from Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare (see legitimate (adj.)). Related: Legitimated; legitimating.
中文词源
来自拉丁语legis,法律,词源同legal.
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:legitimate 词源,legitimate 含义。
来源于拉丁语动词legitimo, legitimare, legitimavi, legitimatus(使合法化)。
词根词缀: legitim(使合法) + -ate动词词尾与词根-legis-(法规)同源