Where does “preselectable” come from?
preselectable (English) comes from English preselect, 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 — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
preselectable (English): Able to be preselected
Definitions
- Able to be preselected
Ancestry of “preselectable”, step by step
preselectable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English preselect
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | preselect | To select in advance |
| 2 | English | select | Privileged, specially selected; Of high quality;... |
| 3 | Latin | sēlēctus | picked or chosen out, selected, culled, having been selected |
| 4 | Latin | sēligō | to separate by culling out; pick or choose out, select, cull |
| 5 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |