Middle English legible borrows Late Latin legibilis with English phonological adaptation.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0449borrowingestablished
A CLAIM
YOU CAN AUDIT.
A relationship—not a generated explanation. Both endpoints, every editorial field, every citation, and every dossier reuse are preserved below.
legible
capable of being read
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Late Latin · able to be readlegibilis
that can be read
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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE
The ability to be read remains the inherited meaning.
No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.
Merriam-Webster · American Heritage editors
established — no additional confidence note is attached.
reviewed
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CITATION REGISTER
SOURCES ON THIS EDGE
Legible — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: Middle English from Late Latin legibilis
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the learned borrowing.
American Heritage Dictionary: legibleHeadword etymology: Middle English from Late Latin legibilis
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently documents the borrowing.
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EDITORIAL REUSE