Where does “lui” come from?
lui (Esperanto) comes from French louer, from Middle French louer, from Old French loer, from Latin laudō, from Latin Laus, from Ancient Greek Λαός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
lui (Esperanto): to rent
Ancestry of “lui”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | louer | to rent; to lease; to praise, to recommend |
| 2 | Middle French | louer | to praise, to laud |
| 3 | Old French | loer | to laud; to praise; to hold in high esteem; to... |
| 4 | Latin | laudō | — |
| 5 | Latin | Laus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Λαός | — |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |