Where does “delegate” come from?

delegate (Italian) comes from Italian delegare, from Latin delegāre.

delegate (Italian): feminine plural of delegato; plural of delegata;...

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of delegato; plural of delegata;...

Ancestry of “delegate”, step by step

delegate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian delegare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandelegareto delegate
2Latindelegāre—

via Italian delegata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandelegatafeminine singular of delegato; female equivalent...
2Italiandelegatopast participle of delegare; delegating; delegate
Every word from Latin delegāre →Every word from Italian delegare →