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Where does “légaid” come from?

légaid (Old Irish) comes 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...

légaid (Old Irish): to read, to study; to read aloud, to recite

Definitions

  1. to read, to study; to read aloud, to recite

Ancestry of “légaid”, step by step

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

Words derived from “légaid”

  • léigh
  • léim
  • léimrásaíocht
  • aisléim
  • aisléimeach
  • léitheoir
  • inléite
  • eochairléacht
  • léacht
  • réamhléitheoireacht
  • léitheoireacht
  • leughadair
  • leugh
  • yn-lhaih
  • co-lhaih
  • aalhaih
  • neulhaihagh
  • meelhaih
  • neulhaihderys
  • lhaih
  • lhaihder
  • so-lhaih
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