Where does “selection” come from?
Selection comes from Latin selectio, a noun formed with the suffix -tio from Latin legere, meaning "to choose" or "to gather," which derives from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-.
selection (English): The process or act of selecting; Something...
Definitions
- The process or act of selecting; Something...
Ancestry of “selection”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sēlēctiō | The act of choosing out or selecting; selection, choice |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “selection”
- selectional
- preselection
- reselection
- deselection
- superselection
- postselection
- subselection
- photoselection
- immunoselection
- counterselection
- enantioselection
- panselectionism
- multiselection
- orthoselection
- selectionally
- downselection
- misselection
- panselectionist
- unselection
- eclection
- self-selection
- chemoselection
- selectionist
- autoselection