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Where does “negligenciável” come from?

negligenciável (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese negligenciar, from Portuguese negligência, from Latin negligentia, from Latin neglegentia, from Latin neglegens, from Latin neglegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

negligenciável (Portuguese): negligible

Definitions

  1. negligible

Ancestry of “negligenciável”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenegligenciarto neglect
2Portuguesenegligêncianegligence
3Latinnegligentianominative neuter plural of negligēns; accusative...
4Latinneglegentiacarelessness, heedlessness, negligence, neglect;...
5Latinneglegensbeing indifferent to, disregarding, ignoring,...
6Latinneglegō—
7Latinlegō—
8Latinlēx—
9Proto-Italiclēg-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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