Where does “lézer” come from?

lézer (Hungarian) comes from Latin legō, 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...

lézer (Hungarian): laser

Definitions

  1. laser

Ancestry of “lézer”, step by step

lézer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin legō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch
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...

via English LASER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLASERAcronym of light amplification by stimulated...
2Latinlaserthe juice of the plant laserpitium, asafoetida;...

Words derived from “lézer”

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