Etymology of the English word delate
the English word
delatederived from the Latin word
delatusderived from the Latin word
deferre (bring, lodge information , report; carry, bring, sink; flow, carry, run down; honor; export; offer; bestow upon, confer)
derived from the Latin word
ferre (to carry; to bear; bring, bear; tell)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bher-using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
Date
The earliest known usage of delate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
delated,
delating
