Proto-Italic

*legō

‘to gather, collect’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Italic *legō.

45 English words in this record descend from Proto-Italic *legō, most familiar first.

• election ← eleccioun ← eleccioun ← ēlectiōn- ← ēlectiō
• collection ← colleccioun ← collēctiō ← collēctus ← colligō
• intelligence ← intellegentia ← intellegēns ← intellegō
• selection ← sēlēctiō ← sēligō ← legō
• lesson ← lessoun ← leçon ← lēctiō ← legō
• select ← sēlēctus ← sēlegō ← legō
• elite ← elit ← elit ← ēligō ← legō
• collective ← collectif ← collēctīvus ← collēctus ← colligō
• intellectual ← intellectuel ← intellectualis ← intellēctus ← intellegō
• eligible ← eligibilis ← ēligō ← legō
• intelligent ← intelligēns ← intelligō
• elect ← ēlēctus ← ēligō ← legō

More words from *legō

• elegant
• collector
• legion
• coil
• negligence
• negligible
• negligent
• ineligible
• diligent
• cull
• elector
• intelligentsia
• legation
• legionella
• legionnaire
• ineligibility
• legionary
• elegante
• legendarium
• lection
• intellection
• neglection
• ablegation
• adlect
• allective
• elegit
• electrix
• elisor
• intellective
• legendaire
• liseuse
• négligée
• reelectionist

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *legō