Etymology

deselect

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Today it means: To not select; to rule out of selection. Full definition →

English select ← Latin sēlēctu ← Proto-Italic *legō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*s(w)é
  8. Latinsē-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*léǵeti
  11. Proto-Italic*legō
  12. Latinlegō
  13. Latinsēlegō
  14. Latinsēlēctu
  15. Englishselect
  16. English todaydeselect

From de- + select.

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