Where does “contrainteligência” come from?
contrainteligência (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese inteligência, from Latin intellegentia, from Latin intellegēns, 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...
contrainteligência (Portuguese): counterespionage activities to prevent spying
Definitions
- counterespionage activities to prevent spying
Ancestry of “contrainteligência”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | inteligência | intelligence; intelligence; intel; intelligence... |
| 2 | Latin | intellegentia | intelligence, the power of discernment;... |
| 3 | Latin | intellegēns | understanding, realizing |
| 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... |