Where does “légiste” come from?

légiste (French) comes from Medieval Latin legista, 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...

légiste (French): jurist; coroner

Definitions

  1. jurist; coroner

Ancestry of “légiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinlegista—
2Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
3Proto-Italiclēg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “légiste”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s →Every word from Proto-Italic lēg- →