ETYMOLOGY, THE ROOT MEANING OF WORDS “elect” - early 15c., "to choose for an office, position, or duty," from Latin electus, "to pick out, "to collect, gather." "those chosen by God" 🕎1 Peter 2:1-6 KJV
ETYMOLOGY, THE ROOT MEANING OF WORDS “saint” - early 12c. as an adjective, seinte, "holy, divinely inspired, worthy of worship," from Old French saint, seinte “devout," "one of the elect”, set apart to the services of God,”