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Logeion: intellegō
- AUTHOR / EDITOR
- Classics Department Editors
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- Not recorded
- PUBLISHER
- University of Chicago
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- Not recorded
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- lexical database
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Does intelligence literally mean “choosing between”?
The Latin form is traditionally analyzed through inter- and legere, and selection or discernment informs the semantic history. A literal gloss is not a complete account of cognition.
intellegōSupplies the Latin lexical evidence without reducing modern intelligence to a root gloss.
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.
Headword intellegōSupplies the Latin lexical evidence while not turning morphology into a theory of mind.
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intellegere / intelligere → legere
Latin → Latin · derivation
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- Latin intellegere is traditionally analyzed as inter- plus legere, with phonological assimilation.
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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
intellegōLatin lexical evidence.
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lecture
Englishcousin through Latin legere and the gather/read family
intellect
EnglishLatin intellegere family
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