Where does “electoraat” come from?
electoraat (Dutch) comes from English electorate, from English elector, from Middle English electour, from Latin elector, from Latin ēligō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
electoraat (Dutch): electorate totality of voters or those with the right to vote in a polity
Definitions
- electorate totality of voters or those with the right to vote in a polity
Ancestry of “electoraat”, step by step
electoraat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English electorate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | electorate | The dominion of an Elector in the Holy Roman... |
| 2 | English | elector | A person eligible to vote in an election; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | electour | one with a right to vote in electing some office,... |
| 4 | Latin | elector | chooser, selector; voter, elector |
| 5 | Latin | ēligō | to choose, to pluck or root out, extract |
| 6 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 7 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |