Where does “intelecto” come from?

intelecto (Spanish) comes from Late Latin intellectus, 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...

intelecto (Spanish): intellect; faculty of knowing, reasoning, and...

Definitions

  1. intellect; faculty of knowing, reasoning, and...

Ancestry of “intelecto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinintellectusunderstanding, intellect; comprehension,...
2Latinintellegōto understand, comprehend, realize, come to know
3Latinlegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch
4Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
5Proto-Italiclēg-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-sEvery word from Proto-Italic lēg-