Where does “lent” come from?
lent (French) comes from Italian lento, from Spanish lento, from Galician -ura, from Latin -ura, from Latin -tūra — ing, -ure, -work.
lent (French): slow
Definitions
- slow
Ancestry of “lent”, step by step
lent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian lento
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | lento | slow |
| 2 | Spanish | lento | slow |
| 3 | Galician | -ura | -ness |
| 4 | Latin | -ura | Suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | -tūra | ing, -ure, -work |
via Old French lent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | lent | — |