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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...

Ancestry of “lēx”, step by step

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