Etymograph

English

selectability

From select + -ability.

A compound of select + -ability

Latin legō ‘to gather, select’

Latin sēligō ‘to choose out, select’

Latin sēlēctus ‘chosen out’

English select

Today it means

noun The ability to be selected.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “selectability”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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