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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

  1. The post or office of a legate; a legateship; A...

Ancestry of “legation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlegatioambassador; embassy; legation
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “legation”

  • legationary
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