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Where does “lutrin” come from?

lutrin (French) comes from Old French leitrun, from Medieval Latin lectrinum, from Late Latin lectrum, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lutrin (French): lectern

Definitions

  1. lectern

Ancestry of “lutrin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchleitrun—
2Medieval Latinlectrinum—
3Late Latinlectrum—
4Latinlegō—
5Latinlēx—
6Proto-Italiclēg-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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