Where does “llei” come from?

llei (Catalan) comes from Old Occitan ley, 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 (Catalan): law

Definitions

  1. law

Ancestry of “llei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanleylaw
2Latinlēgem—
3Proto-Italiclēg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s →Every word from Proto-Italic lēg- →