Where does “semilegislative” come from?
semilegislative (English) comes from English legislative, from English legislate, from English legislation, from Late Latin legislatio, from Latin legis, from Latin lego, from Latin lex, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
semilegislative (English): Somewhat or partly legislative
Definitions
- Somewhat or partly legislative
Ancestry of “semilegislative”, step by step
semilegislative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English legislative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | legislative | Making, or having the power to make, a law or... |
| 2 | English | legislate | To pass laws |
| 3 | English | legislation | The act of legislating; preparation and enactment... |
| 4 | Late Latin | legislatio | the giving of the law |
| 5 | Latin | legis | genitive singular of lēx; second-person singular... |
| 6 | Latin | lego | I choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,... |
| 7 | Latin | lex | a proposition or motion for a law made to the... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |