English word illegal comes from Proto-Indo-European *leg-, Latin il-, Malayalam illēgālis, and later Latin legalis (Law (attributive). Legal.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *leg- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to gather, to collect |
| il- | Latin (lat) | |
| illēgālis | Malayalam (mal) | |
| *leǵ-s | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *lēg- | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| legis | Latin (lat) | |
| legalis | Latin (lat) | Law (attributive). Legal. |
| illegalis | Malayalam (mal) | |
| illegalis | Latin (lat) | Illegal. |
| illégal | French (fra) | Illegal; not permitted by law. |
| illegal | English (eng) | (colloquial, offensive) An illegal immigrant.. (espionage) A spy working abroad illegally and undercover, without visible ties to his (her) country's authorities. (chiefly, US, sometimes, offensive) Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally.. (of a person, sometimes, _, offensive) Being or doing something illegally.. (philately, of an issue printed for collectors) Totally [...] |