Where does “nonintellectualism” come from?
nonintellectualism (English) comes from English intellectualism, from English intellectual, from Old French intellectuel, from Latin intellectualis, from Latin intellēctus, from Latin intellegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
nonintellectualism (English): The state or property of being nonintellectual
Definitions
- The state or property of being nonintellectual
Ancestry of “nonintellectualism”, step by step
nonintellectualism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intellectualism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intellectualism | The use or development of the intellect; The... |
| 2 | English | intellectual | Pertaining to, or performed by, the intellect;... |
| 3 | Old French | intellectuel | — |
| 4 | Latin | intellectualis | intellectual |
| 5 | Latin | intellēctus | understood; realized |
| 6 | Latin | intellegō | to understand, comprehend, realize, come to know |
| 7 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 8 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |