Where does “lecture” come from?
Lecture comes from Late Latin lectura, from Latin lectus (past participle of legere, to read), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-, meaning to gather or collect.
lecture (English): A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered...
Definitions
- A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered...
Ancestry of “lecture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | lectura | reading; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 2 | Latin | lecturus | about to choose, select, appoint; about to... |
| 3 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 4 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |