Where does “legislator” come from?
Legislator comes from Latin legislator, derived from Latin lego meaning "to read or gather," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- meaning "to collect or pick."
legislator (English): Someone who creates or enacts laws
Definitions
- Someone who creates or enacts laws
Ancestry of “legislator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lēgislātor | legislator |
| 2 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 3 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |