Where does “elektorat” come from?
elektorat (Indonesian) comes from Dutch electoraat, from English electorate, from English elector, from Middle English electour, from Latin elector, from Latin ēligō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
elektorat (Indonesian): electorate, the collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote
Definitions
- electorate, the collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote
Ancestry of “elektorat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | electoraat | electorate totality of voters or those with the right to vote in a polity |
| 2 | English | electorate | The dominion of an Elector in the Holy Roman... |
| 3 | English | elector | A person eligible to vote in an election; a... |
| 4 | Middle English | electour | one with a right to vote in electing some office,... |
| 5 | Latin | elector | chooser, selector; voter, elector |
| 6 | Latin | ēligō | to choose, to pluck or root out, extract |
| 7 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 8 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |