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Where does “legalizer” come from?

legalizer (English) comes from English legalize, from English legal, 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...

legalizer (English): That which makes legal; A tool that takes invalid...

Definitions

  1. That which makes legal; A tool that takes invalid...

Ancestry of “legalizer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlegalizeTo make legal or permit under law. Either by...
2EnglishlegalRelating to the law or to lawyers; Having its...
3Latinlēgālis—
4Latinlēx—
5Proto-Italiclēg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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