Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ēligō, ēligere (“I choose, I elect”), from ex (“out of, from”) + legō (“choose, select, appoint”), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-.
eleger (first-person singular present indicative elejo, short past participle eleito, long past participle elegido)
- to elect
- to name (mention, specify, choose)
-  Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar;
-  Usually used with auxiliary verbs haver and ter.