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

ἐκλέγω traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek λέγω

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

via Ancient Greek ἐκ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἐκOut of, from; from, with the source of; to denote...
2Proto-Hellenic*eks—

Words derived from “ἐκλέγω”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →