myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of legione

Etymology of the Italian word legione

the Italian word legione

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)

Dutch legioen, English legion, French légion, German Legion, Latin legio, Lithuanian legionas, Norwegian legion, Russian лeгиoн, Spanish legion, Swedish legion