Where does “lozenge” come from?
Lozenge comes from Old French losenge, from Frankish lausinga, from Vulgar Latin lausa, from Gaulish lausā, from Proto-Celtic lausā.
lozenge (English): A quadrilateral with sides of equal length ,...
Definitions
- A quadrilateral with sides of equal length ,...
Ancestry of “lozenge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | losenge | flattery; especially in order to trick or... |
| 2 | Frankish | *lausungu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *lausungō | — |
Words derived from “lozenge”