Where does “hyperintellectual” come from?
hyperintellectual (English) comes from English intellectual, from Old French intellectuel, from Latin intellectualis, from Latin intellēctus, from Latin intellegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
hyperintellectual (English): Very highly intellectual
Definitions
- Very highly intellectual
Ancestry of “hyperintellectual”, step by step
hyperintellectual traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intellectual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intellectual | Pertaining to, or performed by, the intellect;... |
| 2 | Old French | intellectuel | — |
| 3 | Latin | intellectualis | intellectual |
| 4 | Latin | intellēctus | understood; realized |
| 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... |
via English hyper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hyper | hyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;... |