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Where does “legere” come from?

legere (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...

legere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “legere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlegō—
2Latinlēx—
3Proto-Italiclēg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “legere”

  • collection
  • collected
  • collective
  • collect
  • lion
  • collecting
  • legend
  • collectively
  • diligence
  • litter
  • legendary
  • diligent
  • diligently
  • legion
  • collectivity
  • collectivism
  • collectivist
  • lioness
  • León
  • legume
  • collectivization
  • littering
  • uncollectible
  • collectible
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