Where does “elector” come from?
Elector comes from Middle English electour, from Late Latin elector, from Latin lego meaning to choose or select.
elector (English): A person eligible to vote in an election; a...
Definitions
- A person eligible to vote in an election; a...
Ancestry of “elector”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | electour | one with a right to vote in electing some office,... |
| 2 | Latin | elector | chooser, selector; voter, elector |
| 3 | Latin | ēligō | to choose, to pluck or root out, extract |
| 4 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 5 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |