Etymology

superintelligence

Today it means: Intelligence far above normal human intelligence. Full definition →

English intelligence ← Middle English intelligence ← Old French intelligence
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  9. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  10. Latininter
  11. Latininter-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*léǵeti
  14. Proto-Italic*legō
  15. Latinlegō?
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂leg-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂légeti
  18. Proto-Italic*legō?
  19. Latinintellegō
  20. Latinintellegēns
  21. Latinintellegentia
  22. Old Frenchintelligence
  23. Middle Englishintelligence
  24. Englishintelligence
  25. English todaysuperintelligence

From super- + intelligence.

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