Where does “ablegate” come from?
ablegate (English) comes from French ablégat, from Latin ablēgātus, from Latin ablēgō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
ablegate (English): To send abroad; A representative of the pope...
Definitions
- To send abroad; A representative of the pope...
Ancestry of “ablegate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ablégat | ablegate |
| 2 | Latin | ablēgātus | sent off or away, dispatched, having been dispatched |
| 3 | Latin | ablēgō | to send off or away on a mission |
| 4 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 5 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |