Eloi

Eloi · proper noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromēligere“to pick, to choose from”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromEligius
3. French · borrowed fromÉloi
4. English todayEloi

From French Éloi, from Medieval Latin Eligius, chiefly after Saint Eligius, from Latin ēligere (“to pick, to choose from”) + -ius (“-y: forming adjectives and names”).

Eloi · noun²

Coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in 1895 as a fictional species in The Time Machine.

Words from the same roots