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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 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 |