leg- root words — words with the leg- root

The root leg- comes from Latin lego~2, meaning send, dispatch. 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including allegation, allegations, allege, alleged, allegedly, alleges, alleging, relegation. 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 "send, dispatch". Examples include allegation, allegations, allege, alleged, allegedly, alleges, alleging, relegation. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does leg- mean?

The leg- root means send, dispatch, from Latin lego~2. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.