Where does “legement” come from?
legement (English) comes from English ledgment, from English ledge, from English legislature, from English legislator, from Latin lēgislātor, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
legement (English): Obsolete form of ledgment
Definitions
- Obsolete form of ledgment
Ancestry of “legement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ledgment | A stringcourse or horizontal suit of mouldings,... |
| 2 | English | ledge | A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that... |
| 3 | English | legislature | A governmental body with the power to make, amend... |
| 4 | English | legislator | Someone who creates or enacts laws |
| 5 | Latin | lēgislātor | legislator |
| 6 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 7 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |