Latin intellegere is traditionally analyzed as inter- plus legere, with phonological assimilation.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0073derivationprobable
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intellegere / intelligere
to understand, perceive, discern
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin antiquitylegere
to gather, select, choose; to read
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Selecting or discerning among becomes understanding; the exact semantic bridge should not be over-literalized.
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Merriam-Webster · Latin lexicography
probable — The morphology is strong; a slogan such as “choose between” is not a full semantic history.
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Intelligent — Word Historyinter- + legere
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Morphological analysis.
Logeion: intellegōintellegō
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Latin lexical evidence.
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