Where does “intelligibility” come from?
intelligibility (English) comes from English intelligible, from Middle French intelligible, from Latin intelligibilis, from Latin intellegibilis, from Latin intellegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
intelligibility (English): That which is intelligible; the degree to which...
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- That which is intelligible; the degree to which...
Ancestry of “intelligibility”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intelligible | Capable of being understood; clear to the mind |
| 2 | Middle French | intelligible | intelligible |
| 3 | Latin | intelligibilis | Alternative form of intellegibilis |
| 4 | Latin | intellegibilis | understandable, intelligible; perceivable |
| 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... |