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eligere
4 English words descend from Latin
eligere
, most common first.
elite
Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
elector
A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter.
Heloise
A female given name from French.
Eloi
A group of people who have been domesticated or intentionally dumbed down.