ἐκλεκτικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐκλέγω (eklégō) +‎ -τικός (-tikós), from ἐκ (ek, “out, from”) + λέγω (légō, “choose, count”).

Adjective

ἐκλεκτικός • (eklektikós)

1. 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.