Where does “Elouise” come from?
Elouise (English) comes from English Eloise, from French Éloïse, from English Eloi, from Latin Eligius, from Latin ēligere, from Latin ēligō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Ancestry of “Elouise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Eloise | — |
| 2 | French | Éloïse | — |
| 3 | English | Eloi | Any population or group of persons who have been... |
| 4 | Latin | Eligius | — |
| 5 | Latin | ēligere | — |
| 6 | Latin | ēligō | to choose, to pluck or root out, extract |
| 7 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 8 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |