Where does “ἐκλεκτός” come from?

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

ἐκλεκτός (Ancient Greek): picked out, select; the elect

Definitions

  1. picked out, select; the elect

Ancestry of “ἐκλεκτός”, 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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐκλέγω →