Etymology of the Latin word allegare
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)
Derivations in Latin
allegatus,
allegansDerivations in other languages
English
aleggen, French
alléguer, Italian
allegare, Juridical Latin
allegatio, Portuguese
alegar, Spanish
alegar
