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Latin word legatus comes from Latin lex, Ancient Greek (to 1453) λόγῳ, Ancient Greek (to 1453) ἀριθμός, and later Proto-Italic *legō (Gather, collect.)
lex (Latin)
(figurative) a bill which has become a law, a law. (figurative) a condition, stipulation. (figurative) a contract, agreement, covenant. (figurative) a precept, regulation, principle, rule, mode, manner. A proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill.
λόγῳ (Ancient Greek)
ἀριθμός (Ancient Greek)
logarithmus (New Latin)
*leǵ- (Proto-Indo-European)
to collect, to speak, to leak
*legō (Proto-Italic)
Gather, collect.
legere (Latin)
legatus (Latin)
Deputy. Envoy, ambassador, legate. Lieutenant.