allegedly

adverb

According to someone's allegation.

According to someone's conspicuous impressions (which could subsequently be alleged).

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Where does allegedly come from?

The word allegedly breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root leg-, from Latin lego (“send, dispatch”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.