Latin legere is traditionally assigned to the *leǵ- family; *sleǵ- remains a published alternative.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
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legere
to gather, select, choose; to read
OPEN NODE 69 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Indo-European prehistory*leǵ-
to collect, gather; with descendants involving speaking
OPEN NODE 58 ↗01
THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
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Gathering and selecting extend into reading.
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Indo-European lexicography
probable — Root shape is disputed.
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CITATION REGISTER
SOURCES ON THIS EDGE
Indo-European Lexicon: *leg-root *leg-
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗The Indo-European Origin of Latin lex*sleg- argument
challengesAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Logeion: legō / legerelegō / legere lexical entry
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the Latin gather, choose, and read semantic field.
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EDITORIAL REUSE
WHERE THIS CLAIM APPEARS
RELATION / 80collect
legere → *leǵ-
OPEN DOSSIER ↗RELATION / 362intellectlegere → *leǵ-
OPEN DOSSIER ↗RELATION / 73intelligencelegere → *leǵ-
OPEN DOSSIER ↗RELATION / 381intelligentlegere → *leǵ-
OPEN DOSSIER ↗RELATION / 59lecturelegere → *leǵ-
OPEN DOSSIER ↗RELATION / 66legendlegere → *leǵ-
OPEN DOSSIER ↗RELATION / 427legiblelegere → *leǵ-
OPEN DOSSIER ↗RELATION / 250lessonlegere → *leǵ-
OPEN DOSSIER ↗RELATION / 255selectlegere → *leǵ-
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