Where does “unintellectually” come from?
unintellectually (English) comes from English unintellectual, 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...
unintellectually (English): In an unintellectual way
Definitions
- In an unintellectual way
Ancestry of “unintellectually”, step by step
unintellectually traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unintellectual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unintellectual | Not intellectual; Not requiring the use of 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... |