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Where does “negligere” come from?

negligere (Latin) comes from Latin negligo, from Latin neglego, from Latin neclego, from Latin lego, from Latin lex, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

negligere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “negligere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnegligoAlternative form of neglegō
2LatinneglegoI neglect, overlook, pass over; I am indifferent...
3Latinneclego—
4LatinlegoI choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,...
5Latinlexa proposition or motion for a law made to the...
6Proto-Italiclēg-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “negligere”

  • négligée
  • négligé
  • negligere
  • negligente
  • negligentemente
  • неглиже
  • négligé
  • négligemment
  • négliger
  • négligée
  • négligent
  • Negligé
  • Negligee
  • ネグリジェ
  • negligé
  • negligé
  • neglizsé
  • negligál
  • neglija
  • neglijent
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