Reconstruction:Latin/exeligo

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From ex- +‎ ēligō, the latter element itself originally composed of ex- +‎ legō.

Verb

*exēligō (present infinitive *exēligere, perfect active *exēlixī, supine *exēlictum); third conjugation

choose, select.

Descendants

Friulian: sielzi
Italian: scegliere
Sicilian: scègliri, scègghiri
Venetian: sèlier, sièlder

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “eligere”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3: D–F, page 213

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