Back-formation from 'legislation,' combining Latin 'lex' (law) + 'latus' (carried) — to carry a proposed law.
To make or enact laws; to exercise the function of legislation.
A back-formation from 'legislation,' which came from Late Latin 'lēgislātiō' (a proposing of a law), from 'lēgislātor' (a proposer of a law). This compound fuses two Latin words: 'lēx' (law, statute) and 'lātor' (bearer, proposer), from 'lātus,' the irregular past participle of 'ferre' (to bear, to carry). The root of 'lēx' is debated but likely from PIE *leǵ- (to collect, to gather), reflecting the idea that a law is a collection of binding
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