Where does “intellection” come from?
Intellection comes from Latin intellectio, formed from the past participle of legere (to read, gather) with the suffix -tio, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European wel- meaning to turn or roll.
intellection (English): The mental activity or process of grasping with...
Definitions
- The mental activity or process of grasping with...
Ancestry of “intellection”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | intellectiō | understanding, realization |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |