Etymology of the Latin word legare
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)
Derivations in Latin
allegare,
ablegare,
adlegare,
relegare,
praelegare,
delegare,
legatum,
legatarius,
collegaDerivations in other languages
French
léguer, Italian
legare, Juridical Latin
legatarius, Portuguese
legar, Spanish
legar
