English
HUMINT
Blend of human + intelligence.
A blend of human + intelligence
Latin hūmānus ‘of man’
Old French humain
Middle French humain ‘human’
Middle English humaigne
English human
Latin intellegō ‘to understand’
Latin intellegēns ‘understanding’
Latin intellegentia ‘intelligence’
Old French intelligence ‘comprehension’
Middle English intelligence ‘comprehension’
English intelligence
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Etymograph / HUMINT