leg- root words — words with the leg- root

The root leg- comes from Latin lex, meaning law. 63 words in Dendril are built from it, including illegal, legal, legally, illegally, legislation, legitimate, legitimately, loyal, privilege, privileged, privileges, privileging. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the leg- root

Explore words with leg- — words containing the leg- root and sharing its sense of "law". Examples include illegal, legal, legally, illegally, legislation, legitimate, legitimately, loyal, privilege, privileged, privileges, privileging. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The leg- root means law, from Latin lex. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.