From the on-line etymology dictionary: intelligence 1390, "faculty of understanding," from O.Fr. intelligence (12c.), from L. intelligentia "understanding," from intelligentem (nom. intelligens) "discerning," prp. of intelligere "to understand, comprehend," from inter- "between" + legere "choose, pick out, read" (see lecture). Meaning superior understanding, sagacity" is from c.1430. Sense of "information, news" first recorded c.1450, especially "secret information from spies" (1587). Intelligent is a 1509 back-formation; Intelligentsia "the intellectual class collectively" is 1907, from Rus. intelligyentsia, from Latin. Intelligence quotient first recorded 1922 (see I.Q.).
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The Latin etymology of the word "etymology" comes from the Latin word "etymologia," which means the study of the true meanings and origins of words.
I believe that "Etymology" is the answer you're looking for...
The word "etymology" is around 600 years old.
Yes, the keyword "etymology" is of Greek origin, not Latin.
The word "etymology" comes from the Greek words "etymon," meaning "true sense," and "logia," meaning "study of." It refers to the study of the origins and historical development of words.
"Intelligence" comes from the Latin verb intellegere, "to understand", from inter- "among" and legere "to read".
The etymology of etymology is from the greek etumologia which means "true sense of a word"
Etymology is the opposite of Antipodes
The Latin etymology of the word "etymology" comes from the Latin word "etymologia," which means the study of the true meanings and origins of words.
No, a thesaurus does not give the etymology of a word. However, the etymology can be found in a dictionary.
No, a thesaurus does not give the etymology of a word. However, the etymology can be found in a dictionary.
The etymology of art is the history of art
I'd like to know the etymology of that word.
the etymology of the word ''cereal'' is from laitin
This definition is lacking an etymology or has an incomplete etymology
The study of word origins is called etymology. In my student days I was told that it is one of the less exact areas of historical linguistics.
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