Where does “intelligenskvot” come from?
intelligenskvot (Swedish) comes from Swedish intelligens, from Latin intelligentia, from Latin intelligēns, from Latin intellegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
intelligenskvot (Swedish): intelligence quotient (IQ)
Definitions
- intelligence quotient (IQ)
Ancestry of “intelligenskvot”, step by step
intelligenskvot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish intelligens
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | intelligens | intelligence; capacity of mind "or" a form of... |
| 2 | Latin | intelligentia | Alternative form of intellegentia |
| 3 | Latin | intelligēns | — |
| 4 | Latin | intellegō | to understand, comprehend, realize, come to know |
| 5 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Swedish kvot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kvot | quotient; result of a division |