Where does “elect” come from?
Elect comes from Latin electus, the past participle of eligere, meaning "to pick out," derived from ex- "out" and legere "to gather or choose," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-.
elect (English): One chosen or set apart; In Calvinist theology,...
Definitions
- One chosen or set apart; In Calvinist theology,...
Ancestry of “elect”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ēlēctus | extracted |
| 2 | Latin | ēligō | to choose, to pluck or root out, extract |
| 3 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 4 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |