Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

selectability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
se-lectabil-i-ty
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability to be selected.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Worth; the appropriateness for being selected.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The ability to be selected from.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin sēlegō Latin sēlēctuslbor. English select Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English selectability From select + -ability.

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Questions

What does selectability mean?
The ability to be selected.
Where does selectability come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin sēlegō Latin sēlēctuslbor. English select Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English selectability From select + -ability.

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