Where does “llei” come from?

llei (Asturian) comes from Latin lēgem, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

llei (Asturian): law

Definitions

  1. law

Ancestry of “llei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlēgem
2Proto-Italiclēg-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-sEvery word from Proto-Italic lēg-
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