English
LLB
LLB comes from Latin lēx ‘the legal machinery of a state, the law’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *lēks.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lēks‘law’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElēxas legum‘the legal machinery of a state, the law’
- EnglishtodayLLB
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lēks‘law’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElēxas legum‘the legal machinery of a state, the law’
- EnglishtodayLLB
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- ‘to lie’
law, low, lie, lawyer, fellow, layer, log, litter, ledger, ledge, lawless, lair, lees, leaguer, lig, underlay, lagan, lias, 17 more
through Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs
disloyalty, illegality, 5 more
through Proto-Italic *lēks ‘law’
illegal, loyalty, relegate, 7 more
through Latin lēx ‘the legal machinery of a state, the law’
legal, college, lay, legacy, loyal, delegation, colleague, delegate, lex, collegiate, legate, leal, collegium, 10 more
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *lēks / LLB