allegement

The story

1. Latin · derived fromallego“send for, to bring forth, name, produce in evidence”
2. Old French · derived fromalegement
3. Middle English · inherited fromallegement, alleggement
4. English todayallegement

From Middle English allegement, alleggement, from Old French alegement, alegemant, from the verb alegier, from Latin allego (“send for, to bring forth, name, produce in evidence”), from ad (“to”) + lego (“to depute, send”).