Where does “elekto” come from?

elekto (Tagalog) comes from Spanish electo, from Latin ēlēctus, 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...

elekto (Tagalog): elect

Definitions

  1. elect

Ancestry of “elekto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishelectoelect
2Latinēlēctusextracted
3Latinēligōto choose, to pluck or root out, extract
4Latinlegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch
5Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
6Proto-Italiclēg-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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