GO DEEPERproposed inheritanceproposed
Proto-Indo-European · Indo-European prehistory*leǵ-
to collect, gather; with descendants involving speaking
- SOUND
- Latin lēx has traditionally been connected with the gather / collect family; published work argues for a root with initial *s.
- MEANING
- A collection or selection of rules is a proposed semantic bridge, not an uncontested fact.
- SCHOLAR
- Kaczyńska · Indo-European lexicography
- CONFIDENCE
- proposed — Both the root shape and exact semantic derivation remain disputed.