Where does “neglectful” come from?
Neglectful derives from Latin neglectus, past participle of neglego meaning to disregard, from ne- and lego meaning to gather or choose, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- and ne-.
neglectful (English): Tending to neglect; failing to take care of...
Definitions
- Tending to neglect; failing to take care of...
Ancestry of “neglectful”, step by step
neglectful 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... |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |