Etymology of the English word deselect
the English word
deselectusing the English prefix
de- (a suffix which indicates the removal, separation, descent, etc)
derived from the Old French prefix
de-derived from the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the English word
selectderived from the Latin word
seligere (select, choose, pick out)
Usage
Word found in Modern English