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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,...
2Latinintellegō—
3Latinlegō—
4Latinlēx—
5Proto-Italiclēg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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