Proto-Indo-European

*lḗgʰs

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs.

23 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs, most familiar first.

• college ← collēgium ← collēga ← lēgō ← lēx
• legal ← lēgālis ← lex ← *lēks
• illegal ← illegalis ← legalis ← lex ← *lēks
• lay ← lei ← lex ← *lēks
• legacy ← legacie ← legacie ← lēgātum ← lēgō
• loyal ← loial ← lēgālis ← lex ← *lēks
• loyalty ← loialte ← loialte ← loial ← lēgālis
• colleague ← collegue ← collēga ← lēgō ← lēx
• delegation ← delegatio ← dēlēgō ← lēgō ← lēx
• delegate ← delegat ← delegat ← dēlēgātus ← nominative
• lex ← *lēks
• collegiate ← collēgiātus ← collēgium ← collēga ← lēgō

More words from *lḗgʰs

• illegality
• disloyalty
• legate
• relegate
• leal
• collegium
• collegianer
• exlex
• lealty
• legific
• legist

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs