Where does “lector” come from?

Lector comes from Latin lector, derived from Latin lego meaning to read or gather, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- meaning to collect or pick.

lector (English): A lay person who reads aloud certain religious...

Definitions

  1. A lay person who reads aloud certain religious...

Ancestry of “lector”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlectora reader
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 “lector”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s →Every word from Proto-Italic lēg- →