Where does “leġjunarju” come from?

leġjunarju (Maltese) comes from Italian legionario, from Latin legiōnārius, from Latin legiō, 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...

leġjunarju (Maltese): legionary

Definitions

  1. legionary

Ancestry of “leġjunarju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlegionariolegionnaire
2Latinlegiōnāriuslegionary, of or pertaining to a legion
3LatinlegiōA legion
4Latinlegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch
5Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
6Proto-Italiclēg-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-sEvery word from Proto-Italic lēg-