English word elect comes from Latin lego, Latin de, Latin evanesco (I fade away, or die out. I lapse. I vanish or disappear.), English choosy
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| lego | Latin (lat) | I collect, gather, bring together. I choose, select, appoint. I read. |
| de | Latin (lat) | (Late Latin) of persons. From, away from, down from, out of; in general to indicate the person or place from which any thing is taken, etc., with verbs of taking away, depriving, demanding, requesting, inquiring, buying; as capere, sumere, emere, quaerere, discere, trahere, etc., and their compounds.. From, away from, to indicate the place from which someone or something departs or [...] |
| evanesco | Latin (lat) | I fade away, or die out. I lapse. I vanish or disappear. |
| choosy | English (eng) | Taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements. |
| eligo | Latin (lat) | (figuratively, of persons or things) I pick out, choose, elect.. I choose, I pluck or root out, extract. |
| electus | Latin (lat) | |
| elect | English (eng) | (transitive) To choose (a candidate) in an election. (transitive) To choose or make a decision (to do something) (postpositive) Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.. Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more. (uncountable, theology) In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for [...] |