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Where does “inteligência” come from?

inteligência (Portuguese) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

inteligência (Portuguese): intelligence; intelligence; intel; intelligence...

Definitions

  1. intelligence; intelligence; intel; intelligence...

Ancestry of “inteligência”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintellegentiaintelligence, the power of discernment;...
2Latinintellegēns—
3Latinintellegō—
4Latinlegō—
5Latinlēx—
6Proto-Italiclēg-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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