Where does “lente” come from?

lente (Chavacano) comes from Spanish lente, from Latin lēns — lentil.

lente (Chavacano): lens

Definitions

  1. lens

Ancestry of “lente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlentelens; glasses
2Latinlēnslentil
Every word from Latin lēns →Every word from Spanish lente →
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