Where does “negligenza” come from?

negligenza (Italian) comes from Latin neglegentia, from Latin neglegens, from Latin neglegō, 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...

negligenza (Italian): negligence; carelessness

Definitions

  1. negligence; carelessness

Ancestry of “negligenza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinneglegentiacarelessness, heedlessness, negligence, neglect;...
2Latinneglegensbeing indifferent to, disregarding, ignoring,...
3Latinneglegōto neglect, overlook, pass over
4Latinlegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch
5Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
6Proto-Italiclēg-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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