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Where does “leǵ-s” come from?

leǵ-s (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Ancestry of “leǵ-s”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “leǵ-s”

  • religious
  • legal
  • religion
  • collection
  • college
  • intellectual
  • selection
  • kill
  • select
  • collected
  • legislation
  • collective
  • lesson
  • killing
  • intelligent
  • del
  • legitimate
  • collect
  • illegal
  • neglect
  • loyalty
  • elite
  • intellect
  • lecture
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