choix
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French choix, from Old French chois, deverbal from choisir, coisir (“to differentiate, see distinctly”), from Frankish (see contemporary Dutch kiezen), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *keusaną (“to choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to choose”). Akin to Old High German kiosan (“to choose”) (whence German kiesen (“to choose”)), Old English ċēosan (“to choose”), Old Norse kjósa (“to choose”). More at choose.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
choix m (plural choix)
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Further reading edit
- “choix”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
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Etymology edit
From Old French chois, deverbal from choisir, coisir (“to differentiate, see distinctly”), from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kausjan, “to examine, perceive”), 𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 (kiusan, “to choose, examine”), from Proto-Germanic *keusaną (“to choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to choose”).
Noun edit
choix m (plural choix)