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Where does “negligencia” come from?

negligencia (Spanish) 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...

negligencia (Spanish): neglect; malpractice

Definitions

  1. neglect; malpractice

Ancestry of “negligencia”, step by step

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