Latin
legere
‘to gather’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin legere.
6 English words in this record descend from Latin legere, most familiar first.
- collect ← collecten ← collecter ← collectare ← collecta
- legume ← legūmen
- leguminous ← legūminōsus ← legūmen
- legumen
- leyn ← לייענען ← ־ען
- liseuse ← lire ← lire
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Etymograph / Latin legere