Where does “prīvilēgium” come from?

prīvilēgium (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...

prīvilēgium (Latin): A law or bill concerning a specific individual

Definitions

  1. A law or bill concerning a specific individual

Ancestry of “prīvilēgium”, step by step

prīvilēgium 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 prīvus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprīvusone each
2Proto-Italicpreiwosseparate

Words derived from “prīvilēgium”

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