Latin
lēgō
‘to send’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin lēgō.
56 English words in this record descend from Latin lēgō, most familiar first.
- college ← collēgium ← collēga
- election ← eleccioun ← eleccioun ← ēlectiōn- ← ēlectiō
- collection ← colleccioun ← collēctiō ← collēctus ← colligō
- selection ← sēlēctiō ← sēligō
- lesson ← lessoun ← leçon ← lēctiō
- select ← sēlēctus ← sēlegō
- legend ← legende ← legende ← legenda
- elite ← elit ← elit ← ēligō
- legacy ← legacie ← legacie ← lēgātum
- collective ← collectif ← collēctīvus ← collēctus ← colligō
- eligible ← eligibilis ← ēligō
- lecture ← lectus
More words from lēgō
- elect
- colleague
- elegant
- delegation
- collector
- legion
- coil
- delegate
- negligence
- collegiate
- negligible
- negligent
- ineligible
- diligent
- cull
- elector
- legible
- legation
- legate
- relegate
- lectern
- collegium
- legionella
- legionnaire
- lector
- ineligibility
- legionary
- elegante
- legendarium
- lection
- neglection
- ablegation
- adlect
- allective
- collegianer
- delectus
- elegit
- electrix
- elisor
- legator
- legendaire
- prelection
- prelect
- reelectionist
- collect
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Latin lēgō