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- Latin · derived fromēlectiōn-
- Anglo-Norman · derived fromeleccioun
- Middle English · inherited fromeleccioun
- English todayelection
From Middle English eleccioun, eleccion, from Anglo-Norman eleccioun, from Latin ēlectiōn-, stem of ēlectiō (“choice, selection”), from ēligō (“to pluck out, to choose”). Equivalent to elect + -ion. Displaced native Old English cyre (“choice, free will, election”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.