Where does “intellighenzia” come from?
intellighenzia (Italian) 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...
intellighenzia (Italian): intelligentsia
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