preselect

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
Latin sē-
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti
Proto-Italic *legō
Latin legō
Latin sēlegō
Latin sēlēctuslbor.
English select
English preselect

    From pre- + select.

    Verb

    preselect (third-person singular simple present preselects, present participle preselecting, simple past and past participle preselected)

    1. (transitive) To select in advance.

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