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Where does “eslire” come from?

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

eslire (Middle French): to select; to choose

Definitions

  1. to select; to choose

Ancestry of “eslire”, step by step

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

Words derived from “eslire”

  • élite
  • elisor
  • élite
  • élite
  • elitismo
  • élitiste
  • élite
  • élitaire
  • élit
  • éliseur
  • élire
  • Elite
  • antielitista
  • elite
  • antielite
  • elit
  • elitista
  • Elita
  • エリート
  • elite
  • elitehaver
  • elit
  • elita
  • elite
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