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Where does “neglection” come from?

neglection (English) comes from Latin neglectiōnem, from Latin neglēctus, from Latin neglegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

neglection (English): neglect

Definitions

  1. neglect

Ancestry of “neglection”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinneglectiōnem—
2Latinneglēctus—
3Latinneglegō—
4Latinlegō—
5Latinlēx—
6Proto-Italiclēg-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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