Etymology

selectable

se·lec·ta·ble
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Today it means: Capable of being selected. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*s(w)é
  2. Latinsē-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*léǵeti
  5. Proto-Italic*legō
  6. Latinlegō
  7. Latinsēlegō
  8. Latinsēlēctu
  9. Englishselect
  10. English todayselectable

From select + -able.

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