Where does “eclogue” come from?
Eclogue comes from Middle English eclog, from Latin ecloga, from Ancient Greek ἐκλογή, derived from the verb ἐκλέγω meaning "to select or pick out," from the prefix ἐκ- "out" and the root leǵ- meaning "to gather or choose."
eclogue (English): A pastoral poem, often in the form of a...
Definitions
- A pastoral poem, often in the form of a...
Ancestry of “eclogue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | eclog | — |
| 2 | Latin | ecloga | A short passage of writing from a longer work; an... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐκλογή | selection |
| 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-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |