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French word lit comes from Latin lex, Ancient Greek λόγῳ, Ancient Greek ἀριθμός, Proto-Indo-European *logʰeye-, and later Proto-Italic *legō (Gather, collect.)
lex (Latin)
(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.
λόγῳ (Ancient Greek)
ἀριθμός (Ancient Greek)
*logʰeye- (Proto-Indo-European)
logarithmus (New Latin)
*leǵ- (Proto-Indo-European)
*legō (Proto-Italic)
Gather, collect.
lego (Latin)
I collect, gather, bring together. I choose, select, appoint. I read I deputize.. I dispatch, send as ambassador.
lectus (Latin)
Bed. Couch, sofa.
lit (French)
Bed.