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efecto m. (Noun) "effect" 15th cent. From Latin effectus "accomplishment," from efficere "to accomplish." From ex- "out of" (see ex-) and facere "to make" (see hacer). Indo-European Romance Portuguese efeito, Catalan efecte, French effet, Italian effetto, Romanian efect, Sardinian efétu Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
eh (Interjection) "hey!" C. 1732. As similar sounding interjections exist in all world languages, the sound may simply arise naturally. No further etymology possible. Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/.
ejemplo m. (Noun) "example" 12th cent. From Latin exemplum 'id.,' from eximere "to select." From ex- "out" (see ex-) and emere "to take" (see asunto). Indo-European Romance Portuguese exemplo, Catalan exemple, French exemple, Italian esempio, Romanian exemplu Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
ejército m. (Noun) "army" 15th cent. From Latin exercitus "disciplined," "practiced" from exercere "to keep busy," "exercise." From ex- "from" (see ex-) and arcere "to enclose;" "to defend (from)." From Proto-Italic *ark-e-je/o- "to contain." From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ork-ei̯e/o- or *h2orḱ-ei̯e/o- 'id.' From *h₂erk- "to hold." Indo-European Romance Asturian exércitu, Portuguese exército, Catalan exèrcit, esercito, Sardinian esercito Italic Oscan -arak- "building" (in tríbarakavúm "to build") Hellenic Ancient Greek ἀρκεῖν (árkeîn) "to defend" Armenian Armenian argel "hindrance" Indo-Iranian Hittite ḫar(k)-^zi "to hold" Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
el (1) m. (Definite Article) "the" 12th cent. From Vulgar Latin ille 'id.,' from Latin ille "that one" (see él). Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman. Online. Ed. by É. Buchi & W. Schweickard. 2018. http://www.atilf.fr/DERom. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
el (2), él m. (Pronoun) "he," "him" 12th cent. From Vulgar Latin ille 'id.,' from Latin ille "that one." Old Latin ollus. From Proto-Italic *olno- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ol-no- "that." From the root *h₂el- "that." Indo-European Italic Oscan úlleís "of that," Umbrian ullu "toward that" Celtic Gaulish ollo- "beyond," Old Irish ol 'id.,' Middle Welsh ol "according to" Balto-Slavic Old Church Slavonic lani "last year," Czech loni 'id.' Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman. Online. Ed. by É. Buchi & W. Schweickard. 2018. http://www.atilf.fr/DERom. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
elección f. (Noun) "election" 13th cent. From Latin electionem, accusative of electio 'id.' From eligere "to elect" (see elegir). Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
elegir (Verb) "to choose" 15th cent. A learned form from Latin eligere 'id.,' from ex- "out of" (see ex-) and legere "to choose" (see leer). It replaced the native Old Spanish word esleer. Indo-European Romance Portuguese esleger, Catalan elegir, French élire, Italian eleggere Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
ella f. (Pronoun) "she," "her" From Vulgar Latin illa 'id.,' from Latin illa "that one." From Proto-Italic *olna 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ol-na- "that." From the root *h₂el- "that." See also la. Indo-European Romance Asturian ella, Portuguese ela, Galician ela, Catalan ella, French ella, Italian ella, Aromanian ea, Romanian ea Italic Oscan úlleís "of that," Umbrian ullu "toward that" Celtic Gaulish ollo- "beyond," Old Irish ol 'id.,' Middle Welsh ol "according to" Balto-Slavic Old Church Slavonic lani "last year," Czech loni 'id.' de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman. Online. Ed. by É. Buchi & W. Schweickard. 2018. http://www.atilf.fr/DERom. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
ellas f. (Pronoun) (of females) "they," "them" From Vulgar Latin illas 'id.,' from Latin illas "those." Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman. Online. Ed. by É. Buchi & W. Schweickard. 2018. http://www.atilf.fr/DERom. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.