leg- root words — words with the leg- root

The root leg- comes from Latin legare, meaning to send with a commission, depute (from lex, law). 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including delegator. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the leg- root

Explore words with leg- — words containing the leg- root and sharing its sense of "to send with a commission, depute (from lex, law)". Examples include delegator. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does leg- mean?

The leg- root means to send with a commission, depute (from lex, law), from Latin legare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.