Etymology of the English word elected
the English word
electedderived from 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)
using the English suffix
-edUsage
Word found in Modern English
