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Where does “uniselector” come from?

uniselector (English) comes from English selector, from English select, from Latin sēlēctus, from Latin sēligō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

uniselector (English): A type of stepping switch able to select on only...

Definitions

  1. A type of stepping switch able to select on only...

Ancestry of “uniselector”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishselectorSomeone or something which selects or chooses; An...
2EnglishselectPrivileged, specially selected; Of high quality;...
3Latinsēlēctus—
4Latinsēligō—
5Latinlegō—
6Latinlēx—
7Proto-Italiclēg-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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