English
legendarium
Legendarium comes from Latin legendus ‘which is to be chosen, selected, appointed’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-‘to gather’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*léǵetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*legōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElegō‘pick out, select’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElegendus‘which is to be chosen, selected, appointed’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500legendarius
- Englishearliest quotation 1866legendarium
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-‘to gather’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*léǵetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*legōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElegō‘pick out, select’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElegendus‘which is to be chosen, selected, appointed’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500legendarius
- Englishearliest quotation 1866legendarium
Earliest quotation: 1866, George Stephens, Scandinavian Book-Lore: “The same society [the Swedish Old-text Society] has begun…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather’
technology, logic, collect, apology, catalogue, sociology, analogy, trilogy, terminology, physiology, pathology, logos, astrology, monologue, prologue, pathologist, epilogue, logistic, leach, eulogy, archaeologist, cosmology, lexicon, etymology, epistemology, lexical, gynecologist, homologous, entomology, etiology, dialectic, lignite, lignin, apologia, alexia, lexis, bacteriology, syllogism, bacteriologist, 151 more
through Proto-Italic *legō
selection, intelligence, intellectual, intelligent, ineligible, elector, legionella, legionnaire, legionary, 16 more
through Latin legō ‘pick out, select’
election, collection, college, elite, lesson, select, collective, eligible, legacy, lecture, elect, colleague, collector, coil, delegation, elegant, legion, delegate, negligence, collegiate, negligible, cull, diligent, negligent, legible, legation, lectern, legate, ineligibility, lector, collegium, 25 more
Today it means
noun A literary collection of legends, particularly those detailing the life of a saint.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- / legendarium