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Where does “légiste” come from?

légiste (Middle French) comes from Medieval Latin legista, 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...

Ancestry of “légiste”, step by step

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

Words derived from “légiste”

  • legist
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