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
- That which is not a legume
Ancestry of “nonlegume”, step by step
nonlegume traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English legume
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | legume | The fruit or seed of leguminous plants used for... |
| 2 | French | légume | vegetable; vegetable, cabbage; legume; pod |
| 3 | Latin | legumen | pulse, legume; bean |
| 4 | Latin | legere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |