Where does “neglect” come from?
Neglect comes from Latin neglectus, past participle of neglego meaning to disregard, from lego meaning to gather or choose, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- meaning to collect.
neglect (English): To fail to care for or attend to something; To...
Definitions
- To fail to care for or attend to something; To...
Ancestry of “neglect”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | neglectus | disregarded, having been disregarded, ignored,... |
| 2 | Latin | neglego | I neglect, overlook, pass over; I am indifferent... |
| 3 | Latin | neclego | — |
| 4 | Latin | lego | I choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,... |
| 5 | Latin | lex | a proposition or motion for a law made to the... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |