English
electrix
Electrix comes from Latin ēlēctrīx ‘chooser, selector’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-‘to gather’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*léǵetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*legōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElegō‘to choose, select’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēligō‘to choose, pick out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlēctrīx‘chooser, selector’
- Englishtodayelectrix
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-‘to gather’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*léǵetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*legōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElegō‘to choose, select’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēligō‘to choose, pick out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlēctrīx‘chooser, selector’
- Englishtodayelectrix
Equivalent to elector + -trix
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather’
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Latin legō ‘to choose, select’
Latin ēligō ‘to elect’
Late Latin ēlēctor ‘chooser, selector’
Middle English electour ‘one with a right to vote in electing some…’
English elector
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather’
technology, logic, apology, catalogue, collect, sociology, analogy, terminology, physiology, pathology, logos, trilogy, monologue, prologue, astrology, pathologist, epilogue, archaeologist, logistic, leach, eulogy, cosmology, etymology, lexicon, epistemology, entomology, lexical, homologous, gynecologist, etiology, lignite, lignin, apologia, alexia, lexis, dialectical, dialectic, syllogism, bacteriology, bacteriologist, 153 more
through Proto-Italic *legō
intelligence, intelligent, intellectual, legionnaire, legionella, legionary, 19 more
through Latin legō ‘to choose, select’
college, collection, lesson, legend, legacy, selection, collective, colleague, coil, legion, select, negligence, delegation, lecture, elegant, collector, delegate, negligent, collegiate, negligible, diligent, ineligible, cull, legible, legation, legate, collegium, lectern, lector, 24 more
through Latin ēligō ‘to choose, pick out’
Today it means
noun The wife of a German elector, often used as a title.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- / electrix