legitimate的词源

英文词源

legitimate (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
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.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1590s, from Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare (see legitimate (adj.)). Related: Legitimated; legitimating.

中文词源

legitimate:合法的,合情合理的

来自拉丁语legis,法律,词源同legal.

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legitimate:使合法

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