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Where does “intelletto” come from?

intelletto (Italian) comes from Late Latin intellectus, 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...

intelletto (Italian): mind, intellect, brain

Definitions

  1. mind, intellect, brain

Ancestry of “intelletto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinintellectusunderstanding, intellect; comprehension,...
2Latinintellegō—
3Latinlegō—
4Latinlēx—
5Proto-Italiclēg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “intelletto”

  • intelet
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