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
→ German: eklektisch

Further reading

“ἐκλεκτικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“eclectic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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