Where does “selector” come from?
Selector derives from English select, from Latin seligere, from Latin seligo, from Latin lego meaning to gather or choose, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-.
selector (English): Someone or something which selects or chooses; An...
Definitions
- Someone or something which selects or chooses; An...
Ancestry of “selector”, 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 “selector”