Where does “délégation” come from?
délégation (French) comes from Latin delegatio, from Latin delego, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
délégation (French): delegation; devolvement
Definitions
- delegation; devolvement
Ancestry of “délégation”, step by step
délégation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin delegatio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | delegatio | delegation |
| 2 | Latin | delego | I send, assign, dispatch, delegate; I confide,... |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via French déléguer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | déléguer | to delegate (to commit a task to someone), depute |