eclectic

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐκλεκτικός“selective”
2. French · derived froméclectique
3. English todayeclectic

From French éclectique, from Ancient Greek ἐκλεκτικός (eklektikós, “selective”), from ἐκλέγω (eklégō, “to pick, choose”), from ἐκ (ek, “out, from”) + λέγω (légō, “to choose, count”). Cognate to elect.