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Where does “uneligible” come from?

uneligible (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...

uneligible (English): Not eligible

Definitions

  1. Not eligible

Ancestry of “uneligible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisheligibleallowed to and meeting the necessary conditions...
2Middle Frencheligiblechoosable; selectable
3Latineligibiliseligible; desirable
4Latinēligō—
5Latinlegō—
6Latinlēx—
7Proto-Italiclēg-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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