Where does “légistique” come from?

légistique (French) comes from French légiste, 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...

légistique (French): legalistic

Definitions

  1. legalistic

Ancestry of “légistique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlégistejurist; coroner
2Medieval Latinlegista—
3Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
4Proto-Italiclēg-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s →Every word from Proto-Italic lēg- →