Where does “legionnaire” come from?
legionnaire (English) comes from French légionnaire, from French légion, from Latin legiō, from Latin legō, 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...
legionnaire (English): A member of a legion, especially the French...
Definitions
- A member of a legion, especially the French...
Ancestry of “legionnaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | légionnaire | legionary |
| 2 | French | légion | legion |
| 3 | Latin | legiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | legō | — |
| 5 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |