legend
English
/ˈlɛdʒ.ənd/
noun
Definitions
- An unrealistic story depicting past events.
- A person related to a legend or legends.
- A key to the symbols and color codes on a map, chart, etc.
- An inscription, motto, or title, especially one surrounding the field in a medal or coin, or placed upon a heraldic shield or beneath an engraving or illustration.
- A musical composition set to a poetical story.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English legende derived from Old French legende derived from Latin legenda, legendus, legenda (things which ought to be read).
Origin
Latin
legendus, legenda
Gloss
things which ought to be read
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- legendarily English
- legendariness English
- legendary English
- legendist English
- legendization English
- legendize English
- legendmaker English
- legendry English
- maker English
- nonlegendary English
- semilegendary English
- sublegend English
- legenda Latin
- legendus, legenda Latin
- legō Latin
- legenda Hungarian
- leyenda Spanish, Castilian
- legende Norwegian Bokmål
- legenda Portuguese
- legend Swedish
- legende Norwegian Nynorsk
- legende Middle English
- legende Danish
- legende Old French
- llegenda Catalan, Valencian
- legende Middle High German
- legende Middle French
- legende xno