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- Latin · derived fromeligibilis
- Middle French · derived fromeligible
- English todayeligible
From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“to select, to choose”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
eligible
Today it means: Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something. Full definition →
Middle French eligible ← Latin eligibilis