Talk:neglego

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The etymology given for Latin neglego is mistaken. All -lego-compounds (neg-, di-, intel-) with -x- in the perfect stem derive from Ie. h2leg- 'care for' (LIV s.v., p.247: 'sich kümmern um', cognate to Greek ἀλέγω), not from leģ- 'collect'.

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