Where does “Schwarmintelligenz” come from?

Schwarmintelligenz (German) comes from German Intelligenz, 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 — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Schwarmintelligenz (German): swarm intelligence

Definitions

  1. swarm intelligence

Ancestry of “Schwarmintelligenz”, step by step

Schwarmintelligenz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Intelligenz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanIntelligenzintelligence
2LatinintelligentiaAlternative form of intellegentia
3Latinintelligēns
4Latinintellegōto understand, comprehend, realize, come to know
5Latinlegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch
6Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
7Proto-Italiclēg-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via German Schwarm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwarmswarm of insects; flock of birds; school of fish;...
2Old High Germanswarmswarm of bees
3Proto-Germanicswarmazswarm; dizziness
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-sEvery word from Proto-Italic lēg-