Where does “unneglectable” come from?
unneglectable (English) comes from English neglectable, from English neglect, from Latin neglectus, from Latin neglego, from Latin neclego, from Latin lego, from Latin lex, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
unneglectable (English): That cannot be neglected
Definitions
- That cannot be neglected
Ancestry of “unneglectable”, step by step
unneglectable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English neglectable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neglectable | Small enough or unimportant enough to be... |
| 2 | English | neglect | To fail to care for or attend to something; To... |
| 3 | Latin | neglectus | disregarded, having been disregarded, ignored,... |
| 4 | Latin | neglego | I neglect, overlook, pass over; I am indifferent... |
| 5 | Latin | neclego | — |
| 6 | Latin | lego | I choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,... |
| 7 | Latin | lex | a proposition or motion for a law made to the... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |