Where does “preselect” come from?
preselect (English) comes from English select, from Latin sēlēctus, from Latin sēligō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
preselect (English): To select in advance
Definitions
- To select in advance
Ancestry of “preselect”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | select | Privileged, specially selected; Of high quality;... |
| 2 | Latin | sēlēctus | picked or chosen out, selected, culled, having been selected |
| 3 | Latin | sēligō | to separate by culling out; pick or choose out, select, cull |
| 4 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 5 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |