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Where does “intelligiblement” come from?

intelligiblement (French) comes from French intelligible, from Latin intelligibilis, from Latin intellegibilis, from Latin intellegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

intelligiblement (French): intelligibly

Definitions

  1. intelligibly

Ancestry of “intelligiblement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchintelligibleintelligible
2LatinintelligibilisAlternative form of intellegibilis
3Latinintellegibilisunderstandable, intelligible; perceivable
4Latinintellegō—
5Latinlegō—
6Latinlēx—
7Proto-Italiclēg-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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