Etymology of the Latin word ecloga
the Latin word
ecloga (short poem; short passage selected from longer work, excerpt)
derived from the Greek word
ekloge, ἐκλογή ((divine) selection (abstractly or concretely))
derived from the Greek word
eklegein, ἐκλέγω
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
Derivations in other languages
English
eclogue, Italian
egloga, Portuguese
écloga
