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legere
Latin · ancient
"to choose, to read"
to choose, to read, combined with ex- (out)
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Stage 2 of 4
eligere
Latin · ancient
"to choose out"
to choose out, from ex- and legere
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Stage 3 of 4
eligibilis
Medieval Latin · medieval
"able to be chosen"
able to be chosen, from eligere
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eligible
English · 1400s
"qualified to be chosen or to participate in something"
settled as the English word for someone qualified to be chosen for something
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