Eclectic means drawing on many different sources and styles. An eclectic mix, eclectic taste, an eclectic collection.
It is approving where scattered would not be, and the implication is that the choosing was deliberate. The Greek behind it means picking out, and it named a school of philosophers who took what they liked from every system.
1adjectiveeclecticDrawing on many different sources and styles.
“The café has an eclectic mix of old furniture, from armchairs to church benches.”
eclectic is a quality.
Greek eklektikos means selective, from eklegein, to pick out.
Ancient Greek
ἐκλεκτικός — selective
French
éclectique
English, today
eclectic
Built from
From French éclectique, from Ancient Greek ἐκλεκτικός (“selective”), from ἐκλέγω (“to pick, choose”), from ἐκ (“out, from”) + λέγω (“to choose, count”). Cognate to elect.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA