< Reconstruction:Latin
Reconstruction:Latin/exeligo
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