Where does “lawmaking” come from?
Lawmaking derives from English make combined with law, with make tracing to Middle English maken, Old English macian, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European mag- meaning to knead or form.
lawmaking (English): The process of passing or enacting laws;...
Definitions
- The process of passing or enacting laws;...
Ancestry of “lawmaking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Law | — |
| 2 | English | speaker | One who speaks; Loudspeaker; Speakerphone |
| 3 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 4 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 5 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 6 | Middle French | -é | — |
| 7 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 8 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |