Where does “lutelet” come from?
lutelet (English) comes from English lute, from Middle French lut, from Old French leüt, from Occitan laüt, from Old Occitan laüt, from Arabic عود, from Arabic عَادَ, from Arabic و — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
lutelet (English): A little lute
Definitions
- A little lute
Ancestry of “lutelet”, step by step
lutelet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lute | A fretted stringed instrument of European origin,... |
| 2 | Middle French | lut | — |
| 3 | Old French | leüt | — |
| 4 | Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 5 | Old Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 6 | Arabic | عود | wood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig |
| 7 | Arabic | عَادَ | to return, go back |
| 8 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 9 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 10 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |
via English let
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | let | To allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow... |
| 2 | Middle English | leten | to let |
| 3 | Old English | lǣtan | to let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |