Where does “neglectee” come from?
neglectee (English) comes from English neglect, from Latin neglectus, from Latin neglego, from Latin neclego, from Latin lego, from Latin lex, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
neglectee (English): One who is neglected
Definitions
- One who is neglected
Ancestry of “neglectee”, step by step
neglectee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English neglect
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neglect | To fail to care for or attend to something; To... |
| 2 | Latin | neglectus | disregarded, having been disregarded, ignored,... |
| 3 | Latin | neglego | I neglect, overlook, pass over; I am indifferent... |
| 4 | Latin | neclego | — |
| 5 | Latin | lego | I choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,... |
| 6 | Latin | lex | a proposition or motion for a law made to the... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |