Late Latin legibilis is formed from Latin legere “to read” with an ability suffix.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0450derivationestablished
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.
legibilis
that can be read
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin antiquitylegere
to gather, select, choose; to read
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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
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The activity of reading becomes the quality of being readable.
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Legible — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: legibilis from legere
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the Latin reading formation.
American Heritage Dictionary: legibleHeadword etymology: legibilis from legere
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently documents the same formation.
Legible — Origin and historyHeadword etymology: legibilis “that can be read”
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Supplies the ability meaning and deeper root comparison.
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