English
electionlike
From election + -like.
Formed from election + -like
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather’
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Latin ēligō ‘to pluck out, to choose’
Latin ēlectiō ‘choice, selection’
Anglo-Norman eleccioun
Middle English eleccioun
English election
Today it means
adj Resembling or characteristic of an election.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / electionlike