*slēg-, also*lēg-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "be slack, be languid." It forms all or part of:algolagnia;catalectic;laches;languid;languish;lax;lease;lessor;lush;relax;release;relish;slack(adj.);sleep. It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: ...
Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to collect, gather," with derivatives meaning "to speak" on the notion of "to gather words, to pick out words." It forms all or part of:alexia;analects;analogous;analogue;analogy;anthology;apologetic;apologue;apology;catalogue;coil;colleague;collect;college;colle...
ThisROOT-WORDisLEGmeaningLAWfrom the Latin lex & legis. An odd thing is that lex is used only in Latin phrases, like lex mercatorum - Commercial Law. In the list all the words are with LEG and LEGIS. Please note No. 8, a verb, with the accent on the 2nd syllable. No. 7 is a...
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secular- Has a root meaning of "temporal"—opposed to the eternity of the church—and means "not connected to a religion." Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved. Religion See alsobible;buddhism;catholicism;christianity;church;eastern orthodoxy;faith;heresy;hinduism;...
(rectum, scrotum, vagina),inability to urinate, and loss of bowel control. The spinal cord ends in a mass of nerve roots that appear like a horse's tail (cauda equinain Latin) that can become inflamed if there is damage to the area due to trauma or any other type of compression, ...
On the rhythmic collab, Nasty C spins a tale of lust at first sight with a "motherland girl" over a Latin-inflected groove. In fact, the South African rapper is so head over heels, he catches himself declaring, "I'm the gas to her tank/ I'm the flame to her candle/ She's a ...
not always distinct, and the word was confused in Middle English with various senses of Romanic-derivedalloy(v.) and especially a now-obsolete verballege"to alleviate, lighten" (from Latinalleviare, fromad"to" +levis"light" in weight; from PIE root*legwh-"not heavy, having little weight...
a word with no certain ulterior connections. Perhaps from a PIE root meaning "to bend" [Buck]. For Old Norse senses, compareBein, the German word for "leg," in Old High German "bone, leg" (seebone(n.)). Replaced Old Englishshank(n.), itself also perhaps from a root meaning "croo...
early 15c., "to choose for an office, position, or duty," from Latinelectus, past participle ofeligere"to pick out, choose," fromex"out" (seeex-) +-ligere, combining form oflegere"to choose," from PIE root*leg-(1) "to collect, gather." Related:Elected;electing. ...