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Where does “éliseur” come from?

éliseur (French) comes from French élire, from Middle French eslire, from Old French eslire, from Vulgar Latin exligere, from Latin ēligō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Ancestry of “éliseur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchélireto elect; to take up
2Middle Frencheslireto select; to choose
3Old Frencheslireto select; to choose
4Vulgar Latinexligere—
5Latinēligō—
6Latinlegō—
7Latinlēx—
8Proto-Italiclēg-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “éliseur”

  • elisor
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