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intellectus.

comprehension/understanding; recognition/discerning; intellect; meaning/sense;

11 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. understood; realized

    declension-1 · declension-2 · participle
  2. perceived; discerned

    declension-1 · declension-2 · participle
Where this word comes from

From intellegō (“to understand; perceive”).

noun
  1. comprehension, understanding

    declension-4
  2. meaning, sense

    declension-4
  3. intellect

    declension-4
  4. reason, discerning

    declension-4
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō? Proto-Indo-European *h₂leg- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂légeti Proto-Italic *legō? Latin intellegō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin intellēctus From intellegō + -tus (forming action nouns).

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