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Where does “négliger” come from?

négliger (French) comes from Italian negligere, from Spanish negligir, from Latin negligere, from Latin negligo, from Latin neglego, from Latin neclego, from Latin lego, from Latin lex — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

négliger (French): to neglect; to ignore

Definitions

  1. to neglect; to ignore

Ancestry of “négliger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannegligereto neglect to do something, neglect to take...
2Spanishnegligir—
3Latinnegligeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinnegligoAlternative form of neglegō
5LatinneglegoI neglect, overlook, pass over; I am indifferent...
6Latinneclego—
7LatinlegoI choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,...
8Latinlexa proposition or motion for a law made to the...
9Proto-Italiclēg-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “négliger”

  • négligé
  • négligée
  • неглиже
  • négligé
  • négligée
  • négligemment
  • négligent
  • Negligé
  • Negligee
  • ネグリジェ
  • negligé
  • negligé
  • neglizsé
  • neglijent
  • neglija
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