Where does “Intelligenz” come from?

Intelligenz (German) comes from Latin intelligentia, from Latin intelligēns, from Latin intellegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Intelligenz (German): intelligence

Definitions

  1. intelligence

Ancestry of “Intelligenz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinintelligentiaAlternative form of intellegentia
2Latinintelligēns
3Latinintellegōto understand, comprehend, realize, come to know
4Latinlegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch
5Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
6Proto-Italiclēg-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “Intelligenz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-