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Where does “intel·ligent” come from?

intel·ligent (Catalan) comes from Latin intelligēns, from Latin intellegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

intel·ligent (Catalan): intelligent

Definitions

  1. intelligent

Ancestry of “intel·ligent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintelligēns—
2Latinintellegō—
3Latinlegō—
4Latinlēx—
5Proto-Italiclēg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “intel·ligent”

  • inintel·ligentment
  • inintel·ligent
  • intel·ligentment
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