LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

exligere

*exligere

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionchoose, select

Origins

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

Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchélirefrom Old French eslire
  • Frenchélitefrom Old French eslire
  • Franco-Provençalêliérefrom Franco-Provençal esleire
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishesleírfrom Old Spanish esleer
  • Old Galician-Portugueseesleer

Quick answers

What does exligere mean in Latin?
exligere, a verb, means “choose, select”.