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select

to choose from a group; chosen for value or fitness

DESCENDS FROM→

selected, chosen

THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

SOUND CHANGE

English select borrows Latin selectus with minor English phonological adaptation.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

The Latin “chosen apart” sense becomes English adjectival and verbal selection.

CHRONOLOGY

English adjective reported from 1565 and verb from 1566.

SCHOLAR / EDITORIAL AUTHORITY

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CONFIDENCE

established — The source explicitly gives Latin selectus as the English source.

EDITORIAL STATUS

reviewed

CITATION REGISTER

S01

Select — Definition and Word HistoryWord History: Etymology and First Known Use

Derives English select from Latin selectus and reports 1565 for the adjective.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

select → selectus