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
- A type of stepping switch able to select on only...
Ancestry of “uniselector”, step by step
uniselector traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English selector
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | selector | Someone or something which selects or chooses; An... |
| 2 | English | select | Privileged, specially selected; Of high quality;... |
| 3 | Latin | sēlēctus | picked or chosen out, selected, culled, having been selected |
| 4 | Latin | sēligō | to separate by culling out; pick or choose out, select, cull |
| 5 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |