Where does “eclogite” come from?

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

eclogite (English): A coarse-grained metamorphic rock, a mixture of...

Definitions

  1. A coarse-grained metamorphic rock, a mixture of...

Ancestry of “eclogite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐκλογήselection
2Ancient Greekἐκλέγωto pick or single out, to choose; to levy taxes...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “eclogite”

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