English
constituency
From constituent + -ency.
A compound of constituent + -ency
Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tus ~ *sth₂téws ‘to stand (up)’
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Latin status ‘position’
Latin statuō ‘to set, place, establish’
Latin cōnstituō ‘to establish’
Latin cōnstituēns ‘setting up, establishing’
English constituent
Today it means
noun A district represented by one or more elected officials.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / constituency