English
legator
Legator comes from Latin lēgātor ‘testator’, and goes back to lēgō ‘leave or bequeath as a legacy’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElēgō‘leave or bequeath as a legacy’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElēgātor‘testator’
- Englishtodaylegator
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElēgō‘leave or bequeath as a legacy’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElēgātor‘testator’
- Englishtodaylegator
Linked words
through Latin lēgō ‘leave or bequeath as a legacy’
election, college, collection, elite, lesson, select, collective, eligible, legend, lecture, colleague, elect, coil, legacy, negligence, legion, collector, elegant, delegation, diligent, negligent, negligible, delegate, cull, collegiate, legible, lectern, ineligibility, collegium, relegate, lector, 25 more
Today it means
noun A testator.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin lēgō / legator