ἐκλεκτικός
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἐκλέγω (eklégō) + -τικός (-tikós), from ἐκ (ek, “out, from”) + λέγω (légō, “choose, count”).
Adjective
ἐκλεκτικός • (eklektikós)
- selective, choosy
Descendants
- → English: eclectic
- → French: éclectique
Further reading
- ἐκλεκτικός in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- eclectic at OneLook Dictionary Search