Where does “lei” come from?

lei (Old French) 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...

lei (Old French): a law

Definitions

  1. a law

Ancestry of “lei”, step by step

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...

Words derived from “lei”

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