English → Latin
“selection” in Latin
ēlēctiōchoice, selection; election (of believers to Salvation)dēlectĭoa choosing, choicesēlēctiōThe act of choosing out or selecting; selection, choice.optiōchoosing, choice, preference, optionsēligōto separate by culling out; pick or choose out, select, cullēligōto choose, to pluck or root out, extract; to pick out, choose, electdīligenterdiligently, carefullyēlegānsfine, elegant, handsome; tasteful; fastidious, criticalprōmiscuusnot separate or distinct, mixed; mutual, shared; indiscriminate, promiscuous; epicene
The English word selection itself goes back to Latin legō, through sēlēctiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
selection
The act or right of selecting, electio: delectio: selectio [SYN. in SELECT]: optio (free choice, option). To make a selection, delectum habere, facere: with a selection, cum delectu; electe; diligenter (with care); eleganter (with good taste): without any selection, sine ullo delectu; promiscue.
Things selected, by the adjective, selectus; e.g., a selection of letters, *epistolae selectae
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for selection?
- The usual Latin words for “selection” are ēlēctiō, dēlectĭo, sēlēctiō; also optiō, sēligō, ēligō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.