Where does “интеллект” come from?

интеллект (Kazakh) comes from Russian интелле́кт, 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...

интеллект (Kazakh): intellect, intelligence

Definitions

  1. intellect, intelligence

Ancestry of “интеллект”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianинтелле́ктbrain, intellect, intelligence, mentality, nous, pate, reason
2Late Latinintellectusunderstanding, intellect; comprehension,...
3Latinintellegōto understand, comprehend, realize, come to know
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-sEvery word from Proto-Italic lēg-