Where does “négligé” come from?
négligé (English) comes from English négligée, from French négligée, from French négligé, from French négliger, from Italian negligere, from Spanish negligir, from Latin negligere, from Latin negligo — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
négligé (English): Alternative form of négligée
Definitions
- Alternative form of négligée
Ancestry of “négligé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | négligée | Carelessly or unceremoniously dressed; In the... |
| 2 | French | négligée | feminine singular of négligé; feminine singular... |
| 3 | French | négligé | négligée; neglected; slovenly |
| 4 | French | négliger | to neglect; to ignore |
| 5 | Italian | negligere | to neglect to do something, neglect to take... |
| 6 | Spanish | negligir | to neglect |
| 7 | Latin | negligere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | negligo | Alternative form of neglegō |
| 9 | Latin | neglego | I neglect, overlook, pass over; I am indifferent... |
| 10 | Latin | neclego | — |
| 11 | Latin | lego | I choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,... |
| 12 | Latin | lex | a proposition or motion for a law made to the... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |