Where does “lew” come from?
Lew comes from English lo, from English low, from French Louis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱal(w)e-, lewp-, ḱley-, ḱel-, and klek-, though the precise semantic development remains unclear.
lew (English): A French gold coin circulated in 15th-century...
Definitions
- A French gold coin circulated in 15th-century...
Ancestry of “lew”, step by step
lew traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English lo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lo | look, see, behold; Informal spelling of low |
| 2 | English | location | A particular point or place in physical space; An... |
| 3 | Latin | locatio | disposition, arrangement; renting, leasing |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via French louis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | louis | A louis: various gold and silver coins issued by... |
| 2 | Middle French | Loïs | — |
| 3 | Old French | Looïs | — |
| 4 | Latin | Ludovīcus | — |
| 5 | Old High German | Hlūtwīg | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | Hlūdawīg | meaning famous in battle |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hlūd | loud; sound |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlūdaz | loud; famous |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wīgą | fight, battle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |