English
selectee
From select + -ee.
Formed from select + -ee
Latin legō ‘to gather, select’
Latin sēligō ‘to choose out, select’
Latin sēlēctus ‘chosen out’
English select
Today it means
noun A person who is selected.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “selectee”. 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.
Etymograph / selectee