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Where does “antilegislation” come from?

antilegislation (English) comes from English legislation, from Late Latin legislatio, from Latin legis, from Latin lego, from Latin lex, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

antilegislation (English): Opposing legislation

Definitions

  1. Opposing legislation

Ancestry of “antilegislation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlegislationThe act of legislating; preparation and enactment...
2Late Latinlegislatiothe giving of the law
3Latinlegisgenitive singular of lēx; second-person singular...
4LatinlegoI choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,...
5Latinlexa proposition or motion for a law made to the...
6Proto-Italiclēg-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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