myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of intellegere

Etymology of the Latin word intellegere

the Latin word intellegere (understand; realize)

using the Latin prefix inter-

derived from the Latin word inter (between)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *en

derived from the Latin word legere (read; gather, collect)

derived from the Greek word legein, λέγω (to speak)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leg- (to collect, to speak)