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Where does “lodgment” come from?

lodgment (English) comes from Middle French logement, from Middle French loger, from Middle French logier, from Old French logier, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

lodgment (English): An area used for lodging; a place in which a...

Definitions

  1. An area used for lodging; a place in which a...

Ancestry of “lodgment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchlogement—
2Middle FrenchlogerAlternative form of logier
3Middle Frenchlogierto lodge
4Old Frenchlogier—
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-āre—
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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