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Where does “eklektikusok” come from?

eklektikusok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian eklektikus, from German eklektisch, from Ancient Greek ἐκλεκτικός, from Ancient Greek ἐκλέγω, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

eklektikusok (Hungarian): nominative plural of eklektikus

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of eklektikus

Ancestry of “eklektikusok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianeklektikuseclectic; eclecticist
2Germaneklektischeclectic
3Ancient Greekἐκλεκτικόςselective, choosy
4Ancient Greekἐκλέγωto pick or single out, to choose; to levy taxes...
5Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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