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Where does “diligenciar” come from?

diligenciar (Spanish) comes from Spanish diligencia, from Latin diligentia, from Latin dīligēns, from Latin dīligō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

diligenciar (Spanish): to deal with; manage

Definitions

  1. to deal with; manage

Ancestry of “diligenciar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdiligenciadiligence; errand; stagecoach
2Latindiligentianominative neuter plural of dīligēns; accusative...
3Latindīligēns—
4Latindīligō—
5Latinlegō—
6Latinlēx—
7Proto-Italiclēg-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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