Where does “selectable” come from?
Selectable derives from English select, from Latin seligere meaning to choose, from Latin lego meaning to gather or read, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- meaning to collect.
selectable (English): Capable of being selected; An item that can be...
Definitions
- Capable of being selected; An item that can be...
Ancestry of “selectable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | select | Privileged, specially selected; Of high quality;... |
| 2 | Latin | sēlēctus | — |
| 3 | Latin | sēligō | — |
| 4 | Latin | legō | — |
| 5 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “selectable”