Where does “legisperitus” come from?

legisperitus (Latin) comes 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...

legisperitus (Latin): lawyer, law-expert

Definitions

  1. lawyer, law-expert

Ancestry of “legisperitus”, step by step

legisperitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lēx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
2Proto-Italiclēg-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Latin perītus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperītusskillful, skilled, expert, experienced, practised (+ genitive or in + ablative or ad + accusative)
2LatinperiorI go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₃-to provide; bestow, give; to grant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s →Every word from Proto-Italic lēg- →