Legislate
/ˈlɛdʒ.ɪ.sleɪt/noun
To make or enact laws.
Did you know?Legislate comes from Latin leges, “laws,” from lex, and its family is tied to the idea of something formally “spoken” or “read aloud” as binding public order.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leg-
“to gather, collect; to speak/choose”
Latin
Latin
lex, legis
“law, statute”
Late Latin
Latin
legislatus
“having enacted law; lawmaking”
Middle English
English
legislate
“to make or enact laws”
Modern English
English
legislate
“to make or enact laws”