Where does “relegate” come from?
Relegate comes from Latin relegatus, past participle of relego, from lego meaning to choose or read, itself from lex meaning law or rule, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-.
relegate (English): Exile, banish, remove, or send away; Consign or...
Definitions
- Exile, banish, remove, or send away; Consign or...
Ancestry of “relegate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | relēgātus | — |
| 2 | Latin | relēgō | — |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |