Where does “intellectualness” come from?
intellectualness (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...
intellectualness (English): Quality of being intellectual
Definitions
- Quality of being intellectual
Ancestry of “intellectualness”, step by step
intellectualness 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |