Question

Based on the following etymological information, which word roots form the word delegate, meaning "a person authorized to represent others"? Greek dec "ten" Greek leio "smooth" Greek kata "down" Latin de "from" Latin laxus "loose" Latin legare "send with commission" Latin delicatus "alluring, delightful, dainty"

Answer 1

Based on the following etymological information, the word roots form the word delegate, meaning "a person authorized to represent others" is Latin legare "send with commission".
You can see that there is a root word -lega- in the word delegate, and given that a delegate is a person sent somewhere to represent someone else, and that the Latin word has a similar meaning, this would be the correct answer in this case.