Where does “eclection” come from?
eclection (English) comes from English selection, from Latin sēlēctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
eclection (English): An eclectic selection
Definitions
- An eclectic selection
Ancestry of “eclection”, step by step
eclection traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English selection
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | selection | The process or act of selecting; Something... |
| 2 | Latin | sēlēctiō | The act of choosing out or selecting; selection, choice |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English eclectic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eclectic | Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of... |
| 2 | French | éclectique | eclectic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐκλεκτικός | selective, choosy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐκλέγω | to pick or single out, to choose; to levy taxes... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *légō | to gather |