choix

See also: Choix

French

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ʃwa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Homophones: choie, choient, choies, chois, choit

Noun

choix m (plural choix)

  1. choice
  2. (sports) pick, draft pick

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

choix m (plural choix)

  1. choice
  2. choosing
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