Where does “legation” come from?
Legation comes from Latin legatio, derived from Latin lego and Latin lex, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-, meaning to gather or collect.
legation (English): The post or office of a legate; a legateship; A...
Definitions
- The post or office of a legate; a legateship; A...
Ancestry of “legation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | legatio | ambassador; embassy; legation |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |