Etymology of the Latin word lex
the Latin word
lex (law; motion, bill; word)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
Derivations in Latin
legalis,
legista,
legitimus,
legare,
exlex,
legislator,
legislatio,
legisperitus,
leguleius,
privilegium,
legemDerivations in other languages
Albanian
ligj, English
lex, English
leges, Portuguese
lei, Romanian
lege, Spanish
ley, Spanish
legistaUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin, Late Latin
