Etymological root

*leǵ-

Proto-Indo-European

# *leǵ-

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Proto-Indo-European
**Slug:** le

## Words From This Root
- lesson - A period of time in which a teacher teaches a subject or skill to students.
- intelligence - The ability to learn, understand, and think clearly.
- collect - To gather things together from different places.
- collection - A group of similar things kept or brought together.
- legend - An old, well-known story that may not be completely true.
- election - An event in which people vote to choose a leader or representative.
- intelligent - able to learn, understand, and think clearly; clever.
- lecture - A talk that teaches something, usually given to a class or audience.
- elegant - Graceful and stylish in a way that shows good taste.
- elite - The richest, most powerful, or most talented people in a society or group.
- collector - A person who gathers and keeps a set of similar things as a hobby.
- intellectual - Relating to the ability to think, understand, and reason.
- select - to choose one or more things from a group of options
- collective - Done by or shared between all members of a group.
- legion - A very large number of people or things.
- neglect - To fail to look after someone or something properly.
- eligible - Having the right to do or receive something because you meet the necessary conditions.
- intellect - The power of the mind to think, reason, and understand.
- elect - To choose someone for a position by voting.
- analogy - A comparison between two things that are similar in some way, often used to explain something.
- recollection - A memory of something from the past.
- diligent - Working hard and carefully, paying attention to detail.
- recollect - To bring something back to mind; to remember.
- negligible - So small or unimportant that it is not worth considering.
- cull - To select and gather the best items from a larger group.
- predilection - A strong liking or preference for something.
- intelligible - well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctly
- dialect - a regional or social variety of a language with distinctive features

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Words from this root(28)

/ˈlɛs.ən/ A period of time in which a teacher teaches a subject or skill to students. Meaning Off Sound Off

intelligence A2

/ɪnˈtɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/ The ability to learn, understand, and think clearly. Meaning Off Sound Off

/kəˈlɛkt/ To gather things together from different places. Meaning Off Sound Off

/kəˈlɛkʃən/ A group of similar things kept or brought together. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/ An old, well-known story that may not be completely true. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪˈlɛkʃn/ An event in which people vote to choose a leader or representative. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/ able to learn, understand, and think clearly; clever. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈlek.t͡ʃəː/ A talk that teaches something, usually given to a class or audience. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈel.ə.ɡənt/ Graceful and stylish in a way that shows good taste. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪˈlit/ The richest, most powerful, or most talented people in a society or group. Meaning Off Sound Off

/kəˈlɛk.tɚ/ A person who gathers and keeps a set of similar things as a hobby. Meaning Off Sound Off

intellectual B2

/ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃʊəl/ Relating to the ability to think, understand, and reason. Meaning Off Sound Off

/sɪˈlɛkt/ to choose one or more things from a group of options Meaning Off Sound Off

/kəˈlɛktɪv/ Done by or shared between all members of a group. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈli.d͡ʒən/ A very large number of people or things. Meaning Off Sound Off

/nɪˈɡlɛkt/ To fail to look after someone or something properly. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɛl.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/ Having the right to do or receive something because you meet the necessary conditions. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɪntəˌlɛkt/ The power of the mind to think, reason, and understand. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪˈlɛkt/ To choose someone for a position by voting. Meaning Off Sound Off

/əˈnæləd͡ʒi/ A comparison between two things that are similar in some way, often used to explain something. Meaning Off Sound Off

recollection B2

/ɹɛkəˈlɛkʃən/ A memory of something from the past. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/ Working hard and carefully, paying attention to detail. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɹɛkəˈlɛkt/ To bring something back to mind; to remember. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒɪbəl/ So small or unimportant that it is not worth considering. Meaning Off Sound Off

/kʊl/ To select and gather the best items from a larger group. Meaning Off Sound Off

predilection C2

/ˌpɹɛ.dəˈlɛk.ʃn̩/ A strong liking or preference for something. Meaning Off Sound Off

intelligible C2

/ɪnˈtɛləd͡ʒəbəl/ well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctly Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt/ a regional or social variety of a language with distinctive features Meaning Off Sound Off

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