Where does “intelijen” come from?
intelijen (Indonesian) comes from English intelligence, from Middle English intelligence, from Old French intelligence, from Latin intelligentia, from Latin intelligēns, from Latin intellegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
intelijen (Indonesian): intelligence, a department, agency or unit designed to gather such information
Definitions
- intelligence, a department, agency or unit designed to gather such information
Ancestry of “intelijen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intelligence | Capacity of mind, especially to understand... |
| 2 | Middle English | intelligence | Comprehension, intelligence; the ability to understand |
| 3 | Old French | intelligence | comprehension; meaning; ability to comprehend |
| 4 | Latin | intelligentia | Alternative form of intellegentia |
| 5 | Latin | intelligēns | — |
| 6 | Latin | intellegō | to understand, comprehend, realize, come to know |
| 7 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 8 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |