selon

Meaning

according to; whichever applies; depending on

Synonyms

d’après

à la mesure de

en proportion de

en suivant

nombredomain:quantité‣domain:mesure‣domain:temps

dés que

nousdomain:quantité‣domain:mesure‣domain:temps

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sə.lɔ̃/
Etymology

Inherited from Old French selunc, selonc, from earlier solonc, sulonc, sulunc, probably from a Vulgar Latin *sublungum, from Latin sub + longum, possibly a calque of Frankish *galang (“according, depending, relating to”). Alternatively from a supposed Old French *seon, an old form of segun, son (“in accordance with”) (itself from Latin secundum; compare Old Occitan segon), later crossed with long, lonc.

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Selon   Chantal  Tanet  et   Tristan  Hordé, l'origine  serait   plus   obscure .

According to Chantal Tanet and Tristan Hordé, the origin would be more obscure.