A published alternative derives Latin lēx from a laid-down formation in *legh- rather than the gather root *leǵ-.
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lēx
law, statute, rule, agreement
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Indo-European prehistory*legh-
to lie, recline, lay, or set down
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What is set or laid down becomes a law; the comparison would reconnect law and legal only at a disputed prehistoric depth.
Latin prehistory; no exact transition date is claimed.
Calvert Watkins · American Heritage Dictionary editors
proposed — The source explicitly calls the route possible but uncertain, and the existing *leǵ- / *sleǵ- route remains published.
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American Heritage Dictionary Indo-European Roots AppendixRoots *leg- and *legh-: possible but uncertain lēx comparison
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the alternative while explicitly preventing an established grade.
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