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legista.

one skilled in law, legist

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɫeːˈɡɪs.ta]Classical-Latin[leˈd͡ʒis.ta]
  1. one skilled in law, legist

    Medieval-Latin · declension-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗǵs? Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs? Proto-Italic *lēks Latin lēx Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -ista Latin lēgista From lēx (“law”) + -ista (“-ist”).

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