Where does “lecturess” come from?
lecturess (English) comes from English lecture, from Late Latin lectura, from Latin lecturus, 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...
lecturess (English): A female lecturer
Definitions
- A female lecturer
Ancestry of “lecturess”, step by step
lecturess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lecture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lecture | A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered... |
| 2 | Late Latin | lectura | reading; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | lecturus | about to choose, select, appoint; about to... |
| 4 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 5 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |