Etymology of the English word allegation
the English word
allegationderived from the French word
allégationderived from the Latin word
allegatio (allegation, charge; intercession)
derived from the Latin word
allegatus (instigation, prompting)
derived from the Latin word
allegare (depute, send as agent, commission)
derived from the Latin word
legare (bequeath, will; entrust)
derived from the Latin word
lex (law; motion, bill; word)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Juridical Latin word
allegatioderived from the Latin word
allegare (depute, send as agent, commission)
derived from the Latin word
legare (bequeath, will; entrust)
derived from the Latin word
lex (law; motion, bill; word)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
