Where does “unintelligibleness” come from?
unintelligibleness (English) comes from English unintelligible, from English intelligible, from Middle French intelligible, from Latin intelligibilis, from Latin intellegibilis, from Latin intellegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
unintelligibleness (English): The extent to which something is unintelligible;...
Definitions
- The extent to which something is unintelligible;...
Ancestry of “unintelligibleness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unintelligible | Not intelligible; unable to be understood |
| 2 | English | intelligible | Capable of being understood; clear to the mind |
| 3 | Middle French | intelligible | intelligible |
| 4 | Latin | intelligibilis | Alternative form of intellegibilis |
| 5 | Latin | intellegibilis | understandable, intelligible; perceivable |
| 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... |