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Where does “prolegate” come from?

prolegate (English) comes from Latin prolegatus, from Latin lēgātus, 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...

prolegate (English): The deputy or substitute for a legate

Definitions

  1. The deputy or substitute for a legate

Ancestry of “prolegate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprolegatus—
2Latinlēgātus—
3Latinlegō—
4Latinlēx—
5Proto-Italiclēg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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