Where does “elego” come from?

elego (Latin) 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...

elego (Latin): to bequeath away out of the family

Definitions

  1. to bequeath away out of the family

Ancestry of “elego”, step by step

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...

Words derived from “elego”

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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