Where does “noneligible” come from?
noneligible (English) comes from English eligible, from Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, 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...
noneligible (English): Not eligible
Definitions
- Not eligible
Ancestry of “noneligible”, step by step
noneligible traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English eligible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eligible | allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions... |
| 2 | Middle French | eligible | choosable; selectable |
| 3 | Latin | eligibilis | eligible; desirable |
| 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... |