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English intellect continues a medieval French or directly Latin learned form; this dossier displays the published Old French route.

Old French intellecte was borrowed from Latin intellectus with Romance spelling and pronunciation.

Latin intellectus is the action noun and participial formation of intellegere.

Latin intellegere is traditionally analyzed as inter- plus legere, with phonological assimilation.

Latin legere is traditionally assigned to the *leǵ- family; *sleǵ- remains a published alternative.

Greek λέγω is traditionally derived from PIE *leǵ-; some scholarship argues that an initial *s should be reconstructed.

λόγος is a verbal noun in the λέγω family, with an o-grade formation represented in traditional analysis.

Greek ἐτυμολογία contains the -λογία formation belonging to the λόγος family.

Latin borrowed Greek ἐτυμολογία.

Old French transmitted the learned Latin form.

English adapted the learned French form and later aligned spelling with the classical model.