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- Classics Department Editors
- YEAR
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- PUBLISHER
- University of Chicago
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- SOURCE TYPE
- lexical database
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Did Latin lēx originally mean a “collection of rules”?
That semantic bridge and the deeper gather-root connection are plausible published analyses, not an uncontested fact. The root shape *leǵ- versus *sleǵ- is also disputed.
lexSupplies the attested Latin senses without proving a single prehistoric collection-of-rules meaning.
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lēx → *leǵ-
Latin → Proto-Indo-European · proposed inheritance
- 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 / EDITOR
- Kaczyńska · Indo-European lexicography
lexLatin lexical evidence.
lēgislātiō, lēgislātiōnem → lēx
Medieval Latin → Latin · compound component
- SOUND
- Latin legislatio contains legis, the genitive of lēx “law”; this path follows the law component while lātio is modeled separately.
- MEANING
- Law is the object being proposed, borne forward, or enacted.
- SCHOLAR / EDITOR
- Merriam-Webster · CNRTL · Etymonline editors
lex lexical entryDocuments Latin lēx and lēgis as the law component.
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lēx
Latin legal and literary record
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legislation
EnglishLatin lēx family
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