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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
1Latinintellēctus—
2Latinintellegō—
3Latinlegō—
4Latinlēx—
5Proto-Italiclēg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “intellectualis”

  • intellectual
  • intellectually
  • intellectualism
  • intellectuality
  • intellectualist
  • unintellectual
  • intellectualization
  • intellectualize
  • intellectualistic
  • nonintellectual
  • antiintellectual
  • antiintellectualism
  • intellectualisation
  • pseudointellectual
  • overintellectualize
  • intellectualness
  • overintellectual
  • hyperintellectual
  • superintellectual
  • unintellectually
  • pseudointellectualism
  • deintellectualization
  • subintellectual
  • intellectualish
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