Where does “legioen” come from?
legioen (West Frisian) comes from Dutch legioen, from Middle Dutch legioen, from Old French legion, from Latin legiō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
legioen (West Frisian): legion
Ancestry of “legioen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | legioen | legion , especially a Roman legion; large group ;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | legioen | legion |
| 3 | Old French | legion | — |
| 4 | Latin | legiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | legō | — |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |