Where does “negligence” come from?
Negligence comes from Old French negligence, from Latin neglegentia, derived from Latin neglego meaning "to disregard," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne meaning "not."
negligence (English): The state of being negligent; The tort whereby a...
Definitions
- The state of being negligent; The tort whereby a...
Ancestry of “negligence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | négliger | to neglect; to ignore |
| 2 | Italian | negligere | to neglect to do something, neglect to take... |
| 3 | Spanish | negligir | to neglect |
| 4 | Latin | negligere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | negligo | Alternative form of neglegō |
| 6 | Latin | neglego | I neglect, overlook, pass over; I am indifferent... |
| 7 | Latin | neclego | — |
| 8 | Latin | lego | I choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,... |
| 9 | Latin | lex | a proposition or motion for a law made to the... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |