selon.
according to; whichever applies; depending on
Meaning & usage
according to; whichever applies; depending on
Selon plusieurs témoins, il est parti tout de suite.
Les enfants sont séparés en plusieurs groupes, selon leur âge.
Where this word comes from
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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