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Where does “intelligibile” come from?

intelligibile (Italian) comes from Latin intelligibilis, from Latin intellegibilis, 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...

intelligibile (Italian): intelligible; the intelligible

Definitions

  1. intelligible; the intelligible

Ancestry of “intelligibile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinintelligibilisAlternative form of intellegibilis
2Latinintellegibilisunderstandable, intelligible; perceivable
3Latinintellegō—
4Latinlegō—
5Latinlēx—
6Proto-Italiclēg-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “intelligibile”

  • intelligibilmente
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