Where does “ledger” come from?
ledger (English) comes from Old French legier, from Vulgar Latin leviarius, from Latin levius, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.
ledger (English): A book for keeping notes, especially one for...
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- A book for keeping notes, especially one for...
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