lect / leg
to gather, choose, read
Latin · legere / lectus
Latin legere first meant to gather, then to pick out, then to read (gathering letters with the eyes). So collect gathers, select picks, lecture is read aloud, legible can be read.
Memory trick
Leg: you lift a leg to step and gather pebbles, then pick the best to read.
Words from this root
- collect (col + lect) — to gather things togetherइकट्ठा करना
- collection (col + lect + ion) — a group of things gatheredसंग्रह
- collective (col + lect + ive) — done together by a groupसामूहिक
- select (se + lect) — to pick out the bestचुनना
- elect (e + lect) — to choose by votingचुनना, निर्वाचित करना
- election (e + lect + ion) — the act of choosing by voteचुनाव
- lecture (lect + ure) — a talk meant to be read or taughtव्याख्यान
- legible (leg + ible) — clear enough to be readपठनीय, स्पष्ट
- legend (leg + end) — a story handed down, once read aloudदंतकथा, किंवदंती
- intellect (inter + lect) — the power to choose between ideasबुद्धि
- neglect (neg + lect) — to fail to gather or care forउपेक्षा करना, अनदेखा करना
- dialect (dia + lect) — a local way of speakingबोली, उपभाषा
- eclectic (ec + lect + ic) — choosing the best from many sourcesचयनशील, मिश्रित