Where does “intellectualis” come from?

intellectualis (Latin) comes from Latin intellēctus, 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...

intellectualis (Latin): intellectual

Definitions

  1. intellectual

Ancestry of “intellectualis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintellēctusunderstood; realized
2Latinintellegōto understand, comprehend, realize, come to know
3Latinlegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch
4Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
5Proto-Italiclēg-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “intellectualis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-