Where does “negligência” come from?
negligência (Portuguese) comes from Latin negligentia, from Latin neglegentia, from Latin neglegens, from Latin neglegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
negligência (Portuguese): negligence
Definitions
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Ancestry of “negligência”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | negligentia | nominative neuter plural of negligēns; accusative... |
| 2 | Latin | neglegentia | carelessness, heedlessness, negligence, neglect;... |
| 3 | Latin | neglegens | being indifferent to, disregarding, ignoring,... |
| 4 | Latin | neglegō | to neglect, overlook, pass over |
| 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... |