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Where does “intelligentsija” come from?

intelligentsija (Finnish) comes from Russian интеллиге́нция, from Polish inteligencja, from Latin intellegentia, from Latin intellegēns, from Latin intellegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

intelligentsija (Finnish): intelligentsia

Definitions

  1. intelligentsia

Ancestry of “intelligentsija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianинтеллиге́нция—
2Polishinteligencjaintelligence; intelligentsia
3Latinintellegentiaintelligence, the power of discernment;...
4Latinintellegēns—
5Latinintellegō—
6Latinlegō—
7Latinlēx—
8Proto-Italiclēg-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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