Where does “IQ” come from?
IQ (English) comes from German Intelligenzquotient, 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...
IQ (English): Initialism of intelligence quotient; Initialism...
Definitions
- Initialism of intelligence quotient; Initialism...
Ancestry of “IQ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Intelligenzquotient | intelligence quotient |
| 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... |