Synonyms & related words for intelligentsia

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Words related to intelligentsia

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Where does intelligentsia come from?

The word intelligentsia breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root intellig-, from Latin intellego (“understand”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.