Etymology of the English word eligible
the English word
eligiblederived from the Old French word
eligiblederived from the Late Latin word
eligibilis (desirable; eligible)
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 eligible in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
ineligibleUsage
Word found in Modern English
