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Where does “delego” come from?

delego (Latin) comes from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

delego (Latin): I send, assign, dispatch, delegate; I confide,...

Definitions

  1. I send, assign, dispatch, delegate; I confide,...

Ancestry of “delego”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindē-—
2Latindē—
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicposti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “delego”

  • del
  • delegation
  • delegate
  • delegator
  • delegatee
  • nondelegation
  • subdelegate
  • subdelegation
  • superdelegate
  • delegee
  • delegatable
  • redelegation
  • redelegate
  • nondelegate
  • super-delegate
  • delegatus
  • delegatio
  • delegate
  • delegare
  • delegeris
  • delegans
  • delegaturus
  • delegandus
  • delegar
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