Where does “ludo” come from?
ludo (English) comes from English Ludo, from English Ludovic, from French Ludovic, from Medieval Latin Ludovicus, from Latin Ludovīcus, from Old High German Hlūtwīg, from Proto-West Germanic Hlūdawīg, from Proto-West Germanic hlūd — to cover; to incline.
ludo (English): Alternative letter-case form of Ludo; Latin -...
Definitions
- Alternative letter-case form of Ludo; Latin -...
Ancestry of “ludo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Ludo | A children's board game in which tokens are moved... |
| 2 | English | Ludovic | — |
| 3 | French | Ludovic | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | Ludovicus | — |
| 5 | Latin | Ludovīcus | — |
| 6 | Old High German | Hlūtwīg | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | Hlūdawīg | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | hlūd | loud; sound |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hlūdaz | loud; famous |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlewtos | heard, famous |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
Words derived from “ludo”