Where does “Lodi” come from?
Lodi comes from Italian Lodi, a city in Lombardy whose etymology is uncertain.
Ancestry of “Lodi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | lodi | plural of lode; plural of lodo; second-person... |
| 2 | Italian | lodare | to praise, commend; to praise, laud |
| 3 | Swedish | löda | to solder |
| 4 | Swedish | -a | Suffix to mark that the corresponding noun is... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | -a | Creates denominative verbs from nouns |
| 6 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |