Where does “εκλογή” come from?

εκλογή (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐκλογή, from Ancient Greek ἐκλέγω, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

εκλογή (Greek): the action or result of an election

Definitions

  1. the action or result of an election

Ancestry of “εκλογή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐκλογήselection
2Ancient Greekἐκλέγωto pick or single out, to choose; to levy taxes...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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