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Where does “indiligence” come from?

indiligence (English) comes from Latin indiligentia, from Latin indīligens, from Latin dīligēns, from Latin dīligō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

indiligence (English): Lack of diligence

Definitions

  1. Lack of diligence

Ancestry of “indiligence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinindiligentiacarelessness, heedlessness, negligence
2Latinindīligens—
3Latindīligēns—
4Latindīligō—
5Latinlegō—
6Latinlēx—
7Proto-Italiclēg-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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