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 |
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| 1 | Latin | sēlēctus | — |
| 2 | Latin | sēligō | — |
| 3 | Latin | legō | — |
| 4 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “select”