English word election comes from Latin lego, Latin de, Latin evanesco (I fade away, or die out. I lapse. I vanish or disappear.), English choosy
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| lego | Latin (lat) | I collect, gather, bring together. I choose, select, appoint. I read. |
| de | Latin (lat) | (Late Latin) of persons. From, away from, down from, out of; in general to indicate the person or place from which any thing is taken, etc., with verbs of taking away, depriving, demanding, requesting, inquiring, buying; as capere, sumere, emere, quaerere, discere, trahere, etc., and their compounds.. From, away from, to indicate the place from which someone or something departs or [...] |
| evanesco | Latin (lat) | I fade away, or die out. I lapse. I vanish or disappear. |
| choosy | English (en) | Taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements. |
| eligo | Latin (lat) | (figuratively, of persons or things) I pick out, choose, elect.. I choose, I pluck or root out, extract. |
| electionem | Latin (lat) | |
| eleccioun | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
| election | English (en) | (archaic) Any conscious choice.. (obsolete) Those who are elected.. (theology) In Calvinism, God's predestination of saints including all of the elect.. A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.. The choice of a leader or representative by popular vote. |