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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

  1. intelligence; intelligentsia; an intelligent...

Ancestry of “intelligens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanIntelligenzintelligence
2LatinintelligentiaAlternative form of intellegentia
3Latinintelligēns—
4Latinintellegō—
5Latinlegō—
6Latinlēx—
7Proto-Italiclēg-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “intelligens”

  • intelligenskvotient
  • intelligensniveau
  • intelligensmæssig
  • intelligensforskning
  • intelligensalder
  • intelligensprøve
  • intelligensudvikling
  • intelligenstest
  • intelligenstestning
  • intelligensvæsen
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