Etymology of the English word delegate
the English word
delegatederived from the Latin word
delegatio (assignment, delegation to third party of creditor's interest, debtor's liability)
derived from the Latin word
delegatus (assignment, delegation to third party of creditor's interest, debtor's liability)
derived from the Latin word
delegare (assign, appoint; delegate)
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 Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
Date
The earliest known usage of delegate in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
delegable,
delegacy,
delegatory,
delegated,
delegatingCognates
Dutch
delegeren, French
déléguer, German
delegieren, Italian
delegato, Italian
delegare, Latin
delegare, Latin
delegatus, Norwegian
delegere, Spanish
delegar, Swedish
delegeraUsage
Word found in Modern English
