myEtymology.com: French etymology of legion

Etymology of the French word legion

the Old French word legion

derived from the Latin word legio (legion; army)

derived from the Latin word legere (read; gather, collect)

derived from the Greek word legein, λέγω (to speak)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leg- (to collect, to speak)

English legion

Word found in Old French