verb/eleˈxiɾ/
to choose; to elect
“Elijo vivir contento.” — I choose to be happy.
Synonyms: escoger, seleccionar
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin ēligōslbor. Old Spanish elegir Spanish elegir Inherited from Old Spanish elegir, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin ēligere. Compare the inherited form esleer ~ esleír.