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Where does “neglective” come from?

neglective (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...

neglective (English): neglectful

Definitions

  1. neglectful

Ancestry of “neglective”, step by step

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