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Where does “ἐκλέγω” come from?

ἐκλέγω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

ἐκλέγω (Ancient Greek): to pick or single out, to choose; to levy taxes...

Definitions

  1. to pick or single out, to choose; to levy taxes...

Ancestry of “ἐκλέγω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “ἐκλέγω”

  • eclectic
  • eclecticism
  • eclogue
  • eclectically
  • eclogite
  • eclogitic
  • eclecticist
  • uneclectic
  • eclecticize
  • noneclectic
  • ecloga
  • eglógico
  • égloga
  • egloga
  • éclectique
  • éclectiquement
  • éclectisme
  • églogue
  • eklektisch
  • εκλέγω
  • eklektikus
  • eklektikusok
  • ἐκλεκτικός
  • ἐκλεκτός
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