English word select comes from Latin lego, Latin se- (Separately, astray. Without.)

Detailed word origin of select

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
lego	Latin (lat)	I collect, gather, bring together. I choose, select, appoint. I read.
se-	Latin (lat)	Separately, astray. Without.
seligo	Latin (lat)	I separate by culling out; pick or choose out, select, cull.
selectus	Latin (lat)
select	English (eng)	Of high quality; top-notch.. Privileged, specially selected. (databases) To obtain a set of data from a database using a query.. To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.

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