Where does “legalist” come from?
legalist (English) comes from French légaliste, from French légal, from Latin lēgālis, 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...
legalist (English): Of or related to legalism, in its various senses;...
Definitions
- Of or related to legalism, in its various senses;...
Ancestry of “legalist”, step by step
legalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French légaliste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | légaliste | legalistic |
| 2 | French | légal | legal, relating to law; legal, in accordance with... |
| 3 | Latin | lēgālis | legal |
| 4 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English legal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | legal | Relating to the law or to lawyers; Having its... |