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Where does “legō” come from?

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

legō (Proto-Italic): gather, collect

Definitions

  1. gather, collect

Ancestry of “legō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “legō”

  • religious
  • religion
  • collection
  • college
  • intellectual
  • selection
  • kill
  • select
  • collected
  • legislation
  • collective
  • lesson
  • killing
  • intelligent
  • del
  • collect
  • neglect
  • elite
  • intellect
  • lecture
  • collecting
  • legend
  • electoral
  • eligible
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