Where does “legislatio” come from?
legislatio (Late Latin) comes from Latin legis, from Latin lego, from Latin lex, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
legislatio (Late Latin): the giving of the law
Definitions
- the giving of the law
Ancestry of “legislatio”, step by step
legislatio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin legis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | legis | genitive singular of lēx; second-person singular... |
| 2 | Latin | lego | I choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,... |
| 3 | Latin | lex | a proposition or motion for a law made to the... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |