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"to select" in seven languages

Meaningto select

Spanish

seleccionar

/selekθjoˈnaɾ/

learned

French

sélectionner

/selɛksjɔne/

learned

Italian

selezionare

/selettsjoˈnare/

learned

Portuguese

selecionar

/selesioˈnah/

learned

Romanian

selecta

/selekˈta/

learned

Catalan

seleccionar

/sələksiuˈna/

learned

English

select

/səˈlɛkt/

from Latin/French · Latin SĒLĒCTUS

English → Italianto selectselezionareCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

SĒLĒCTIŌNEM‘a picking out (from SĒLIGERE)’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

The sisters built their verb on the noun (selección, sélection, selezione), so it is longer than English select. Everyday Spanish elegir and Italian scegliere come from the same root LEGERE 'to pick'; French choisir is Germanic.

English relatives: selection, selective, elect, collect

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In a sentence

  • esSelecciona un archivo y haz clic en Abrir.
  • frSélectionnez un fichier et cliquez sur Ouvrir.
  • itSeleziona un file e fai clic su Apri.
  • ptSelecione um arquivo e clique em Abrir.
  • roSelectează un fișier și apasă pe Deschide.
  • caSelecciona un fitxer i fes clic a Obre.
  • enSelect a file and click Open.

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