Etymology of the English word alleged
the English word
allegedderived from the English word
allegederived from the English word
aleggenderived 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)
using the English suffix
-edDerivations in English
Kiwanis,
Luddite,
allegedlyUsage
Word found in Modern English
