Where does “Legionella” come from?

Legionella (English) comes from Latin legiō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Legionella (English): Bacteria of the genus Legionella

Definitions

  1. Bacteria of the genus Legionella

Ancestry of “Legionella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlegiōA legion
2Latinlegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch
3Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
4Proto-Italiclēg-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “Legionella”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s →Every word from Proto-Italic lēg- →