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Where does “nonlegume” come from?

nonlegume (English) comes from English legume, from French légume, from Latin legumen, from Latin legere, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

nonlegume (English): That which is not a legume

Definitions

  1. That which is not a legume

Ancestry of “nonlegume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlegumeThe fruit or seed of leguminous plants used for...
2Frenchlégumevegetable; vegetable, cabbage; legume; pod
3Latinlegumenpulse, legume; bean
4Latinlegeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Latinlegō—
6Latinlēx—
7Proto-Italiclēg-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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