Where does “leâ” come from?

leâ (Friulian) comes from Friulian ment, from Latin mentem, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

leâ (Friulian): to tie, bind; to tie up

Definitions

  1. to tie, bind; to tie up

Ancestry of “leâ”, step by step

leâ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Friulian ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Friulianmentmind; intelligence
2Latinmentemaccusative singular of mēns
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
4Indo-European*men-—

via Latin ligō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinligōhoe, mattock
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “leâ”

Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Latin mentem →