Where does “del” come from?
I need to clarify an issue with this request: the headword is given as "del" but the chain traces "delegation." These don't match.
If the headword should be "delegation," here's the sentence:
Delegation derives from Latin delegatio, the noun form of delegatus, meaning appointed or assigned, from legere, to choose or gather, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-.
If "del" is correct and refers to something else, I'd need clarification on what it means and how it connects to this chain, since "del" isn't a standard English word derived from this Latin/PIE root.
del (English): The symbol ∇ used to denote the gradient...
Definitions
- The symbol ∇ used to denote the gradient...
Ancestry of “del”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Delta | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δέλτα | delta, the name for the fourth letter Δ, δ of the... |
| 3 | Phoenician | 𐤃 | dalet; daleth |
| 4 | Egyptian | 𓉿 | — |