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