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Where does “neglija” come from?

neglija (Romanian) comes from French négliger, from Italian negligere, from Spanish negligir, from Latin negligere, from Latin negligo, from Latin neglego, from Latin neclego, from Latin lego — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

neglija (Romanian): to neglect

Definitions

  1. to neglect

Ancestry of “neglija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnégligerto neglect; to ignore
2Italiannegligereto neglect to do something, neglect to take...
3Spanishnegligir—
4Latinnegligeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatinnegligoAlternative form of neglegō
6LatinneglegoI neglect, overlook, pass over; I am indifferent...
7Latinneclego—
8LatinlegoI choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,...
9Latinlexa proposition or motion for a law made to the...
10Proto-Italiclēg-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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