Where does “delegation” come from?
Delegation comes from Latin delegatio, derived from delego meaning to assign or entrust, from lego meaning to choose or appoint, from lex meaning law or rule, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- meaning to gather or collect.
delegation (English): An act of delegating; A group of delegates used...
Definitions
- An act of delegating; A group of delegates used...
Ancestry of “delegation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | delegatio | delegation |
| 2 | Latin | delego | I send, assign, dispatch, delegate; I confide,... |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |