Where does “legislate” come from?
legislate (English) comes from English legislation, from Late Latin legislatio, from Latin legis, from Latin lego, from Latin lex, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
legislate (English): To pass laws
Definitions
- To pass laws
Ancestry of “legislate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | legislation | The act of legislating; preparation and enactment... |
| 2 | Late Latin | legislatio | the giving of the law |
| 3 | Latin | legis | genitive singular of lēx; second-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | lego | I choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,... |
| 5 | Latin | lex | a proposition or motion for a law made to the... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |