Where does “interintelligible” come from?
interintelligible (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...
interintelligible (English): Of a speech variety, able to be understood by...
Definitions
- Of a speech variety, able to be understood by...
Ancestry of “interintelligible”, step by step
interintelligible 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 inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |