analects

plural noun

an·​a·​lects ˈa-nə-ˌlek(t)s 

variants or less commonly analecta

ˌa-nə-ˈlek-tə 

: selected miscellaneous written passages

Word History

Etymology

New Latin analecta, from Greek analekta, neuter plural of analektos, verbal of analegein to collect, from ana- + legein to gather — more at legend

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above