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

*exēligere (eastern)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /esˈlejere/

Verb

*exligere (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

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:
- Old Galician-Portuguese: esleer
- Old Spanish: esleer ⇒ esledor
  - Spanish: esleír (obsolete)

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “eligere”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 3: D–F, page 214