Where does “lex” come from?

lex (Swedish) 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...

lex (Swedish): Used before a given name to form names, often informal, for certain laws

Definitions

  1. Used before a given name to form names, often informal, for certain laws

Ancestry of “lex”, 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 “lex”

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