Where does “hyperintelligence” come from?
hyperintelligence (English) comes from English intelligence, from Middle English intelligence, from Old French intelligence, from Latin intelligentia, from Latin intelligēns, from Latin intellegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
hyperintelligence (English): remarkable intelligence
Definitions
- remarkable intelligence
Ancestry of “hyperintelligence”, step by step
hyperintelligence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intelligence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intelligence | Capacity of mind, especially to understand... |
| 2 | Middle English | intelligence | Comprehension, intelligence; the ability to understand |
| 3 | Old French | intelligence | comprehension; meaning; ability to comprehend |
| 4 | Latin | intelligentia | Alternative form of intellegentia |
| 5 | Latin | intelligēns | — |
| 6 | Latin | intellegō | to understand, comprehend, realize, come to know |
| 7 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 8 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 11 | 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;... |