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Where does “lecturest” come from?

lecturest (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...

lecturest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

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  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “lecturest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlectureA spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered...
2Late Latinlecturareading; nominative feminine singular of...
3Latinlecturusabout to choose, select, appoint; about to...
4Latinlegō—
5Latinlēx—
6Proto-Italiclēg-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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