Etymology of the English word elect
the English word
electderived from the Latin word
electus (chosen, select, picked)
derived from the Late Latin word
eligere (pick out, choose)
using the Late Latin prefix
e-derived from the Latin word
legere (read; gather, collect)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
Date
The earliest known usage of elect in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
electable,
elected,
electingUsage
Word found in Modern English
