LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ēlēctiō

ēlēctiō f (genitive ēlēctiōnis)

Meaning

  1. choice, selection
  2. election (of believers to Salvation)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeēlēctiōēlēctiōnēs
genitiveēlēctiōnisēlēctiōnum
dativeēlēctiōnīēlēctiōnibus
accusativeēlēctiōnemēlēctiōnēs
ablativeēlēctiōneēlēctiōnibus
vocativeēlēctiōēlēctiōnēs

ēlectĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a choice, selection, * Cic. Or. 20, 68; Quint. 1, 12, 4; Prooem. § 2; 3, 4, 8; Vell. 2, 72 fin.; Tac. A. 6, 22; id. Or. 23 al.: vitiatarum electiones, i. e. the option given to a violated maiden, whether her ravisher shall be put to death or shall marry her, Tac. Or. 35.—Esp. of the election of believers to the divine favor (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Rom. 9, 11; id. 1 Thess. 1, 4.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Italic*eks
  3. Latinēlēctiō

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin ēligō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ēlēctiō From ēligō + -tiō.

Borrowed
  • Catalanelecció
  • Frenchélection
  • Italianelezione
  • Occitaneleccion
  • Romanianelecțiune
  • Spanishelección
  • Galicianelecciónfrom Spanish elección

Quick answers

What does ēlēctiō mean in Latin?
ēlēctiō, a noun, means “choice, selection; election (of believers to Salvation)”.
What is the genitive of ēlēctiō?
The genitive singular is ēlēctiōnis. ēlēctiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does ēlēctiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin ēlēctiō.