Where does “lēx” come from?

lēx (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lēx (Latin): a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill

Definitions

  1. a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill

Ancestry of “lēx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italiclēg-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lēx”

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