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Where does “neglectfulness” come from?

neglectfulness (English) comes from English neglectful, from English neglect, from Latin neglectus, from Latin neglego, from Latin neclego, from Latin lego, from Latin lex, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

neglectfulness (English): The characteristic of being neglectful

Definitions

  1. The characteristic of being neglectful

Ancestry of “neglectfulness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneglectfulTending to neglect; failing to take care of...
2EnglishneglectTo fail to care for or attend to something; To...
3Latinneglectusdisregarded, having been disregarded, ignored,...
4LatinneglegoI neglect, overlook, pass over; I am indifferent...
5Latinneclego—
6LatinlegoI choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,...
7Latinlexa proposition or motion for a law made to the...
8Proto-Italiclēg-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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