Etymology of the French word alléguer
the French word
alléguerderived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of alléguer in French dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
English
alloy, French
allier, Italian
allegare, Spanish
alegar, Spanish
aliar
