Where does “lens” come from?

lens (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch lens, from Latin lēns — lentil.

lens (Afrikaans): lens

Definitions

  1. lens

Ancestry of “lens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlensoptical lens; crystalline lens in the eye; A type...
2Latinlēnslentil
Every word from Latin lēns →Every word from Dutch lens →
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