Where does “legume” come from?
Legume comes from French légume, from Latin legumen, derived from Latin legere meaning "to gather or pick," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-.
legume (English): The fruit or seed of leguminous plants used for...
Definitions
- The fruit or seed of leguminous plants used for...
Ancestry of “legume”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | légume | vegetable; vegetable, cabbage; legume; pod |
| 2 | Latin | legumen | pulse, legume; bean |
| 3 | Latin | legere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 5 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |