Where does “overintellectualization” come from?
overintellectualization (English) comes from English intellectualization, 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...
overintellectualization (English): excessive intellectualization
Definitions
- excessive intellectualization
Ancestry of “overintellectualization”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intellectualization | The act or process of intellectualizing |
| 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... |