Latin
intellegō
‘understand’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin intellegō.
6 English words in this record descend from Latin intellegō, most familiar first.
- intelligence ← intellegentia ← intellegēns
- intellectual ← intellectuel ← intellectualis ← intellēctus
- intellect ← intellēctus
- intelligentsia ← интеллиге́нция ← inteligencja ← intellegentia ← intellegēns
- intellection ← intellectiō
- intellective ← intellectif ← intellēctīvus
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Etymograph / Latin intellegō