Latin lēx has traditionally been connected with the gather / collect family; published work argues for a root with initial *s.
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lēx
law, statute, rule, agreement
OPEN NODE 63 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Indo-European prehistory*leǵ-
to collect, gather; with descendants involving speaking
OPEN NODE 58 ↗01
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Kaczyńska · Indo-European lexicography
proposed — Both the root shape and exact semantic derivation remain disputed.
reviewed
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Indo-European Lexicon: *leg-Root *leg-
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the traditional reconstruction and Latin lēx reflex.
The Indo-European Origin of Latin lex*sleg- argument
challengesAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Challenges the traditional root shape and supplies an alternative.
Logeion: lexlex
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Latin lexical evidence.
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