Where does “predilect” come from?
predilect (English) comes from Italian prediletto, from Latin praedīlēctus, from Latin dīlēctus, from Latin dīligō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
predilect (English): To elect or choose beforehand
Definitions
- To elect or choose beforehand
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