neglect

The story

1. Latin · derived fromneglēctus
2. Middle English · inherited fromneglect, neclect
3. English todayneglect

The verb is inherited from Middle English neglect, neclect, derived from Latin neglēctus, perfect passive participle of neglegō (“to make light of, disregard, not to pick up”), itself from nec (“not”) + legō (“to pick up, select”). The noun is from neglēctus (“neglect”). First attested in 1460, the noun in 1588.