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Where does “llit” come from?

llit (Catalan) comes from Latin lectus, from Latin lego, from Latin lex, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

llit (Catalan): bed

Definitions

  1. bed

Ancestry of “llit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlectuschosen, picked, having been selected; choice,...
2LatinlegoI choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,...
3Latinlexa proposition or motion for a law made to the...
4Proto-Italiclēg-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “llit”

  • litera
  • llitera
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