Latin word legere comes from Latin lex, Ancient Greek λόγῳ, Ancient Greek ἀριθμός, and later Proto-Italic *legō (Gather, collect.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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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. |
λόγῳ | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
ἀριθμός | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
logarithmus | New Latin (la-new) | |
*leǵ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*legō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Gather, collect. |
legere | Latin (lat) |