Where does “loy” come from?

loy (Middle French) comes from Old French loi, from Old French lei, 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...

loy (Middle French): law

Definitions

  1. law

Ancestry of “loy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchloilaw; rule; regulation
2Old Frenchleia law
3Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
4Proto-Italiclēg-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “loy”

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