Where does “electoral observer” come from?
electoral observer (English) comes from English observer, from English observe, from Middle French observer, from Latin observo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
electoral observer (English): One who observes the counting of election ballots, typically so as to assess the conduct of the election process, and to report or record any suspected interference
Definitions
- One who observes the counting of election ballots, typically so as to assess the conduct of the election process, and to report or record any suspected interference
Ancestry of “electoral observer”, step by step
electoral observer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English observer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | observer | One who makes observations, monitors or takes... |
| 2 | English | observe | To notice or view, especially carefully or with... |
| 3 | Middle French | observer | — |
| 4 | Latin | observo | I observe, watch; I guard, keep watch over; I... |
| 5 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 6 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via English electoral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | electoral | Relating to or composed of electors; Of, or... |
| 2 | English | elector | A person eligible to vote in an election; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | electour | one with a right to vote in electing some office,... |
| 4 | Latin | elector | chooser, selector; voter, elector |
| 5 | Latin | ēligō | to choose, to pluck or root out, extract |
| 6 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 7 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |