Where does “ćwierćinteligent” come from?
ćwierćinteligent (Polish) comes from Romanian inteligent, from French intelligent, from Latin intelligēns, from Latin intellegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
ćwierćinteligent (Polish): brainlet, dolt
Definitions
- brainlet, dolt
Ancestry of “ćwierćinteligent”, step by step
ćwierćinteligent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian inteligent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | inteligent | intelligent |
| 2 | French | intelligent | intelligent |
| 3 | Latin | intelligēns | — |
| 4 | Latin | intellegō | to understand, comprehend, realize, come to know |
| 5 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Polish ćwierć
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ćwierć | quarter; a quarter, a former Polish unit of... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | četvьrtь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | četvьrtъ | fourth |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ketwirtas | fourth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷetwr̥tós | fourth |