Reconstruction:Latin/exligere

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Classical ēligere, with restoration of the etymological prefix ex-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(e)sˈlejere/

Verb

*exligere (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. choose, select

Descendants

  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Old Franco-Provençal: esleire
      • Franco-Provençal: êliére
    • Old French: eslire (from recomposed ex-legere)
      • French: élire ⇒ élite (see there for further descendants)
  • Ibero-Romance:

References

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