'delegate' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'delegare,' where 'de-' meant 'away' and 'legare' meant 'to send.'

'delegare' transformed into the French word 'déléguer,' and eventually became the modern English word 'delegate' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to send away with a task,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to entrust a task or responsibility to another.'