Where does “nonlegal” come from?
nonlegal (English) comes 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...
nonlegal (English): Not law-related; not related to the practice of...
Definitions
- Not law-related; not related to the practice of...
Ancestry of “nonlegal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | legal | Relating to the law or to lawyers; Having its... |
| 2 | Latin | lēgālis | — |
| 3 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |