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Where does “Éloïse” come from?

Éloïse (French) comes from English Eloi, from Latin Eligius, from Latin ēligere, 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...

Ancestry of “Éloïse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEloiAny population or group of persons who have been...
2LatinEligius—
3Latinēligere—
4Latinēligō—
5Latinlegō—
6Latinlēx—
7Proto-Italiclēg-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “Éloïse”

  • Eloise
  • Elouise
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