Where does “ἐκλεκτικός” come from?

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

ἐκλεκτικός (Ancient Greek): selective, choosy

Definitions

  1. selective, choosy

Ancestry of “ἐκλεκτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐκλέγωto pick or single out, to choose; to levy taxes...
2Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “ἐκλεκτικός”

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