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
- That which makes legal; A tool that takes invalid...
Ancestry of “legalizer”, step by step
legalizer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English legalize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | legalize | To make legal or permit under law. Either by... |
| 2 | English | legal | Relating to the law or to lawyers; Having its... |
| 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 ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |