Where does “unelectably” come from?
unelectably (English) comes from English unelectable, from English electable, from English elect, from Latin ēlēctus, from Latin ēligō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
unelectably (English): To such an extent that one is unelectable
Definitions
- To such an extent that one is unelectable
Ancestry of “unelectably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unelectable | Incapable of being elected to political office,... |
| 2 | English | electable | able to be elected to office; A person who is... |
| 3 | English | elect | One chosen or set apart; In Calvinist theology,... |
| 4 | Latin | ēlēctus | extracted |
| 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... |