French législation borrows Medieval or Late Latin legislatio with regular Romance adaptation.
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législation
law-making authority, action, or body of laws
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMedieval Latin · Medieval and Late Latin · law bearing compoundlēgislātiō, lēgislātiōnem
proposal or bearing of a law; later a body of laws
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Proposal or bearing of a law develops into law-making authority and a body of laws.
CNRTL attests Medieval Latin legislatio around 1238 and French législation in 1372–74.
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Legislation — Origin and historyHeadword etymology: French from Late Latin legislatio
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CNRTL / TLFi: législation — Étymologie et histoireÉtymologie et histoire
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents Latin legislatio and fourteenth-century French législation.
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