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MODERN ENTRY POINTS
WORD DOSSIERS
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ATTESTED / RECONSTRUCTED / BOUNDARY
HISTORICAL FORMS
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Present-Day English / Indo-European
intellect
the power or capacity of knowing, reasoning, or understanding
- DATE
- 14th century–today
- MATCH
- exact historical form
- DOSSIERS
- 1
Old French / Indo-European
intellecte
perception or understanding
- DATE
- Old French, c. 800–1400
- MATCH
- historical-form prefix
- DOSSIERS
- 1
Latin / Indo-European
intellectus
perception, discernment, or understanding
- DATE
- Latin antiquity
- MATCH
- historical-form prefix
- DOSSIERS
- 1
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WHERE INTERPRETATION IS TESTED
CLAIMS & DISPUTES
SCHOLARLY DISPUTES / 2
openprobableexact word
Did intellect enter English through French or directly from Latin?
Both routes are published. American Heritage specifies Old French intellecte; Merriam-Webster permits Middle French or Latin. The displayed French route is probable, not exclusive.
resolvedprobableexact word
Does intellect literally mean “choosing between”?
The morphology of intellegere is traditionally analyzed through inter- and legere, and selection informs the semantic history. That slogan is not a complete theory of cognition.
CONTRARIAN TRUTHS / 1
RANK 209GRADE A−exact ranked word
Intellect belongs to the gather-and-select family.
Latin morphology connects understanding with inter- and legere, the gather, select, and read family—but the historical pieces are not a complete theory of cognition.
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BOOKS / DICTIONARIES / ARTICLES / DATABASES
SOURCES
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FIRST USES & HISTORICAL OBJECTS
ATTESTATION WITNESSES
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