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Where does “electorally” come from?

electorally (English) comes from English electoral, from English elector, from Middle English electour, from Latin elector, from Latin ēligō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

electorally (English): In an electoral manner; With regard to elections

Definitions

  1. In an electoral manner; With regard to elections

Ancestry of “electorally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelectoralRelating to or composed of electors; Of, or...
2EnglishelectorA person eligible to vote in an election; a...
3Middle Englishelectourone with a right to vote in electing some office,...
4Latinelectorchooser, selector; voter, elector
5Latinēligō—
6Latinlegō—
7Latinlēx—
8Proto-Italiclēg-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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