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intellectus

perception, discernment, or understanding

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Latin antiquity
SENSE
perception understanding
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Indo-European / Italic
CANONICAL KEY
node:9:intellectus:attested:sense:perception-understanding
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Latin · Latin antiquity

intellegere / intelligere

to understand, perceive, discern

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Latin intellectus is the action noun and participial formation of intellegere.
MEANING
The act of perceiving or understanding becomes the faculty or product of understanding.
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Merriam-Webster · American Heritage editors
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Intellect — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsWord History: intellectus from intellegere

Connects the Latin noun to the understanding verb.

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American Heritage Dictionary: intellectcontextHeadword etymology: Latin intellectus from intellegere

Independently publishes the same Latin derivation.

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Old French · Old French, c. 800–1400 · perception understanding

intellecte

perception or understanding

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Old French intellecte was borrowed from Latin intellectus with Romance spelling and pronunciation.
MEANING
Latin perception and understanding remain the core meaning.
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American Heritage editors
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American Heritage Dictionary: intellectsupportsHeadword etymology: Old French intellecte from Latin intellectus

Supplies the French-to-Latin borrowing.

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Old Frenchintellecte→Present-Day English · 14th century–todayintellectthe power or capacity of knowing, reasoning, or understanding
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English intellect continues a medieval French or directly Latin learned form; this dossier displays the published Old French route.
MEANING
Perception and understanding become the modern capacity for knowing and reasoning.
Merriam-Webster · American Heritage editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 380 ↗
Intellect — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Word History: Middle English from Middle French or Latin; First Known Use ↗American Heritage Dictionary: intellect · Headword etymology: Middle English from Old French intellecte ↗

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