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Where does “lente” come from?

lente (French) comes from Vulgar Latin lenditem, from Latin lēndis, from Latin lēns.

lente (French): nit; feminine singular of lent

Definitions

  1. nit; feminine singular of lent

Ancestry of “lente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinlenditem—
2Latinlēndis—
3Latinlēns—

Words derived from “lente”

  • lentement
Every word from Latin lēns →