Where does “intellective” come from?
Intellective comes from Middle French intellectif, meaning capable of understanding or perceiving through the intellect.
intellective (English): Of, related to, or caused by the intellect;...
Definitions
- Of, related to, or caused by the intellect;...
Ancestry of “intellective”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | intellectif | — |
| 2 | Latin | intellēctīvus | — |
| 3 | Latin | intellegō | to understand, comprehend, realize, come to know |
| 4 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 5 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |