Where does “electively” come from?
electively (English) comes from English elective, from English elect, from Latin ēlēctus, from Latin ēligō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
electively (English): In an elective manner; by choice
Definitions
- In an elective manner; by choice
Ancestry of “electively”, step by step
electively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English elective
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elective | Of, or pertaining to voting or elections;... |
| 2 | English | elect | One chosen or set apart; In Calvinist theology,... |
| 3 | Latin | ēlēctus | extracted |
| 4 | Latin | ēligō | to choose, to pluck or root out, extract |
| 5 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |