Latin

ēligō

‘to pluck out, to choose’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin ēligō.

12 English words in this record descend from Latin ēligō, most familiar first.

• election ← eleccioun ← eleccioun ← ēlectiōn- ← ēlectiō
• elite ← elit ← elit
• eligible ← eligibilis
• elect ← ēlēctus
• ineligible ← éligible ← ēligibilis
• elector ← electour
• ineligibility ← inéligibilité ← éligibilité ← éligible ← ēligibilis
• elegante ← élégant ← ēlegāns
• elegit
• electrix
• elisor ← éliseur ← élire
• reelectionist ← reeleccionista ← reelección ← elección ← electiōnem

Etymograph / Latin ēligō