Where does “egloga” come from?
egloga (Italian) comes from French églogue, from Latin ecloga, from Ancient Greek ἐκλογή, from Ancient Greek ἐκλέγω, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
egloga (Italian): eclogue
Definitions
- eclogue
Ancestry of “egloga”, step by step
egloga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French églogue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | églogue | eclogue |
| 2 | Latin | ecloga | A short passage of writing from a longer work; an... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐκλογή | selection |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐκλέγω | to pick or single out, to choose; to levy taxes... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Spanish égloga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | égloga | eclogue |