Where does “medicolegally” come from?
medicolegally (English) comes from English medicolegal, from English legal, from Latin lēgālis, 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...
medicolegally (English): As regards medicolegal issues
Definitions
- As regards medicolegal issues
Ancestry of “medicolegally”, step by step
medicolegally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English medicolegal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | medicolegal | Of, or pertaining to, both medicine and law |
| 2 | English | legal | Relating to the law or to lawyers; Having its... |
| 3 | Latin | lēgālis | legal |
| 4 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |