Latin legislatio contains legis, the genitive of lēx “law”; this path follows the law component while lātio is modeled separately.
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lēgislātiō, lēgislātiōnem
proposal or bearing of a law; later a body of laws
OPEN NODE 488 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin antiquitylēx
law, statute, rule, agreement
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Law is the object being proposed, borne forward, or enacted.
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Merriam-Webster · CNRTL · Etymonline editors
established — The lātio carrying/proposing component is a second canonical parent.
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Logeion: lexlex lexical entry
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents Latin lēx and lēgis as the law component.
Legislator — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord History: legis plus lator from ferre / latus
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents law as the first component and proposing or carrying as the second.
Legislation — Origin and historyHeadword etymology: legis latio
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Analyzes the formation as law-bearing or law-proposing.
CNRTL / TLFi: législation — Étymologie et histoireÉtymologie: legis plus latio
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently documents the compound analysis.
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