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Where does “legata” come from?

legata (Italian) comes from Italian legato, from Latin lēgātus, 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...

legata (Italian): tying up; feminine singular of legato

Definitions

  1. tying up; feminine singular of legato

Ancestry of “legata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlegatoawkward, stiff; linked, connected, tied; close,...
2Latinlēgātus—
3Latinlegō—
4Latinlēx—
5Proto-Italiclēg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “legata”

  • legate
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