Where does “selectievakje” come from?
selectievakje (Dutch) comes from Dutch selectie, from French sélection, from Latin sēlēctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
selectievakje (Dutch): a checkbox
Definitions
- a checkbox
Ancestry of “selectievakje”, step by step
selectievakje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch selectie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | selectie | selection; selection, choice |
| 2 | French | sélection | selection |
| 3 | Latin | sēlēctiō | The act of choosing out or selecting; selection, choice |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Dutch vakje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vakje | — |