Where does “electoress” come from?
electoress (English) comes from English elector, from Middle English electour, from Latin elector, 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...
electoress (English): Alternative form of electress
Definitions
- Alternative form of electress
Ancestry of “electoress”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | elector | A person eligible to vote in an election; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | electour | one with a right to vote in electing some office,... |
| 3 | Latin | elector | chooser, selector; voter, elector |
| 4 | Latin | ēligō | — |
| 5 | Latin | legō | — |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |