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Where does “subdelegate” come from?

subdelegate (English) comes from English delegate, from Middle English delegat, from Old French delegat, from Latin dēlēgātus, from Latin delego, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

subdelegate (English): To delegate to somebody else; To appoint as a...

Definitions

  1. To delegate to somebody else; To appoint as a...

Ancestry of “subdelegate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdelegatea person authorized to act as representative for...
2Middle Englishdelegat—
3Old Frenchdelegat—
4Latindēlēgātus—
5LatindelegoI send, assign, dispatch, delegate; I confide,...
6Latindē-—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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