English word legion comes from Latin lex, New Latin logarithmus, and later Proto-Italic *legō (Gather, collect.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| lex | Latin (lat) | (figurative) a bill which has become a law, a law. (figurative) a condition, stipulation. (figurative) a contract, agreement, covenant. (figurative) a precept, regulation, principle, rule, mode, manner. A proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill. |
| logarithmus | New Latin (la-new) | |
| *leǵ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to collect, to speak, to leak |
| *legō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Gather, collect. |
| lego | Latin (lat) | I collect, gather, bring together. I choose, select, appoint. I read. |
| legionem | Latin (lat) | |
| legion | Old French (fro) | |
| legion | English (en) | (dated, taxonomy) A group of orders inferior to a class; in scientific classification, a term occasionally used to express an assemblage of objects intermediate between an order and a class.. (military) A large military or semimilitary unit trained for combat; any military force; an army, regiment; an armed, organized and assembled militia.. (military, Ancient Rome) The major unit or [...] |