Where does “intelligenskvotient” come from?
intelligenskvotient (Danish) comes from Danish intelligens, from German Intelligenz, from Latin intelligentia, from Latin intelligēns, from Latin intellegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
intelligenskvotient (Danish): intelligence quotient
Definitions
- intelligence quotient
Ancestry of “intelligenskvotient”, step by step
intelligenskvotient traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish intelligens
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | intelligens | intelligence; intelligentsia; an intelligent... |
| 2 | German | Intelligenz | intelligence |
| 3 | Latin | intelligentia | Alternative form of intellegentia |
| 4 | Latin | intelligēns | — |
| 5 | Latin | intellegō | to understand, comprehend, realize, come to know |
| 6 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 7 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |