Where does “intelligence quotient” come from?
intelligence quotient (English) comes from German Intelligenzquotient, from German Intelligenz, from Latin intelligentia, from Latin intelligēns, from Latin intellegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
intelligence quotient (English): A score derived from one of several different...
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- A score derived from one of several different...
Ancestry of “intelligence quotient”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Intelligenzquotient | intelligence quotient |
| 2 | German | Intelligenz | intelligence |
| 3 | Latin | intelligentia | Alternative form of intellegentia |
| 4 | Latin | intelligēns | — |
| 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... |