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lex
Latin · ancient
"law"
law, giving rise to legare (to send as ambassador, to bequeath by will)
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legatia
Medieval Latin · medieval
"a bequest, the office of a delegate"
a bequest, the office of a delegate, from legare
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legaz
Old French · medieval
"a gift left to someone in a will"
carried into French for a gift left to someone in a will
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legacy
English · 1300s
"money or property left to someone, or a lasting impact from the past"
settled as the English word for money or property left to someone, or a lasting impact
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