Where does “intelligens” come from?
intelligens (Danish) comes from German Intelligenz, from Latin intelligentia, from Latin intelligēns, from Latin intellegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
intelligens (Danish): intelligence; intelligentsia; an intelligent...
Definitions
- intelligence; intelligentsia; an intelligent...
Ancestry of “intelligens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Intelligenz | intelligence |
| 2 | Latin | intelligentia | Alternative form of intellegentia |
| 3 | Latin | intelligēns | — |
| 4 | Latin | intellegō | to understand, comprehend, realize, come to know |
| 5 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |