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Where does “subintellectus” come from?

subintellectus (Latin) comes from Latin subintellego, 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...

subintellectus (Latin): understood a little; implicit, implied

Definitions

  1. understood a little; implicit, implied

Ancestry of “subintellectus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsubintellegoI understand a little; I imply, I suggest
2Latinintellegō—
3Latinlegō—
4Latinlēx—
5Proto-Italiclēg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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