Where does “intelligibleness” come from?
intelligibleness (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...
intelligibleness (English): The quality of being intelligible
Definitions
- The quality of being intelligible
Ancestry of “intelligibleness”, step by step
intelligibleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intelligible
| 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... |
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 |