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Where does “esligier” come from?

esligier (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin exlitigare, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

esligier (Old French): to acquit

Definitions

  1. to acquit

Ancestry of “esligier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinexlitigareto clear at law
2LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
3Latincommūnicō—
4Latincommūnis—
5Old Latincom(m)oinis—
6Proto-Italickommoinis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “esligier”

  • allege
  • allay
  • lege
  • reallege
  • allegeth
  • allayment
  • allegest
  • allayer
  • allegeable
  • allayeth
  • allayest
  • misallege
  • aleggen
  • aleger
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