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Where does “lectica” come from?

lectica (English) comes from Latin lectica, from Latin lēctus, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lectica (English): a kind of litter or portable couch; any portable...

Definitions

  1. a kind of litter or portable couch; any portable...

Ancestry of “lectica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlecticalitter, sedan, palanquin; A portable sofa or...
2Latinlēctus—
3Latinlegō—
4Latinlēx—
5Proto-Italiclēg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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