Etymograph

English

reelectionist

Reelectionist comes from Spanish reeleccionista ‘reelection’, from elección ‘election’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning…’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-1‘to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to speak by carefully selecting one's words’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*léǵeti1reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*legō1reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElegō1‘to collect, gather, bring together, catch’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēligō1‘to choose, to pluck or root out, extract’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEelectiōnem1
  7. Spanishc. 1500–presentelección1‘election’
  8. Spanishc. 1500–presentreelección2‘reelection’
  9. Spanishc. 1500–presentreeleccionista3‘reelection’
  10. Englishtodayreelectionist3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Spanish reelección
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Spanish reeleccionista
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English reelectionist

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-Wiktionary, Spanish reelección‘to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to speak by carefully selecting one's words’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*léǵetiWiktionary, Spanish reelecciónreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*legōWiktionary, Spanish reelecciónreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElegōWiktionary, Spanish reelección‘to collect, gather, bring together, catch’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēligōWiktionary, Spanish reelección‘to choose, to pluck or root out, extract’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEelectiōnemWiktionary, Spanish reelección
  7. Spanishc. 1500–presentelecciónWiktionary, Spanish reelección‘election’
  8. Spanishc. 1500–presentreelecciónWiktionary, Spanish reeleccionista‘reelection’
  9. Spanishc. 1500–presentreeleccionistaWiktionary, English reelectionist‘reelection’
  10. EnglishtodayreelectionistWiktionary, English reelectionist

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning…’

technology, logic, apology, collect, catalogue, trilogy, analogy, terminology, sociology, pathology, logos, physiology, astrology, prologue, monologue, epilogue, leach, eulogy, cosmology, etymology, pathologist, archaeologist, lexical, lexicon, entomology, homologous, logistic, epistemology, gynecologist, apologia, alexia, etiology, lignite, lignin, dialectical, dialectic, bacteriology, lexis, syllogism, bacteriologist, 148 more

through Proto-Italic *legō

intelligence, intelligent, intellectual, selection, legionella, legionnaire, legionary, 15 more

through Latin legō ‘to collect, gather, bring together, catch’

college, legend, collection, legacy, lesson, select, colleague, collective, coil, elegant, negligence, lecture, collector, delegate, legion, delegation, negligent, collegiate, negligible, diligent, ineligible, cull, legible, elector, legate, collegium, legation, lectern, lector, 21 more

through Latin ēligō ‘to choose, to pluck or root out, extract’

elite, election, eligible, elect, ineligibility, 6 more

Today it means

adj reelection

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “reelectionist”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Spanish reelección, Spanish reeleccionista. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- / reelectionist

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