English
selectionism
From selection + -ism.
Formed from selection + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather’
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Proto-Italic *legō
Latin legō ‘gather’
Latin sēligō ‘choose out’
Latin sēlēctiō ‘the act of choosing out’
English selection
Today it means
noun Any doctrine or theory that is based on selection, especially in terms of evolution.
Sources
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