English
intellectualoid
Coined by columnist R.
Formed from intellectual + -oid
Latin intellegō ‘to understand, comprehend, realize, come to know’
Latin intellēctus ‘understanding’
Latin intellectualis
Old French intellectuel
English intellectual
The story
Coined by columnist R.
Today it means
noun One with intellectual pretensions
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / intellectualoid