Where does “unlute” come from?
unlute (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}}.
unlute (English): To separate, as things cemented or luted; to take...
Definitions
- To separate, as things cemented or luted; to take...
Ancestry of “unlute”, step by step
| 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}} |