Etymology of the English word legist
the English word
legistderived from the French word
légistederived from the Medieval Latin word
legistaderived from the Latin word
lex (law; motion, bill; word)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Old French word
legistederived from the Medieval Latin word
legistaderived from the Latin word
lex (law; motion, bill; word)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
Date
The earliest known usage of legist in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
