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English word intellect comes from Latin lego, Latin inter (Between, among. During, while.)
lego (Latin)
I collect, gather, bring together. I choose, select, appoint. I read.
inter (Latin)
Between, among. During, while.
inter- (Latin)
Inter-.
intellegere (Latin)
intellēctus (Late Latin)
intellect (English)
A person who has that faculty to a great degree. The capacity of that faculty (in a particular person) (uncountable). The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty (uncountable).