What is the root or base of the word "illegal"?
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The root word for the word illegal is legal.
Notice the prefix il- in illegal. Prefixes are words, letters or some numbers that placed before the word itself.
In this case, il- is the prefix of illegal, which means not acquired or done in a moral or official manner contrary to legal, which is the opposed definition of illegal.
Examples of prefixes include, re- in remake, re-establish, retake. Notice the root words, make, establish and take in the given words.
the root word of illegal is legal since in/il means no that mean it's not legal
The root of the word "illegal" is "legal," which denotes something related to the law. The prefix "il-" means not, creating the meaning of not lawful. Understanding the components of words helps us comprehend their meanings better.
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