Where does “lenzi” come from?
lenzi (Friulian) comes from Latin lingō, from Latin lingere, from Latin lingo, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.
lenzi (Friulian): to lick
Ancestry of “lenzi”, step by step
lenzi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin lingō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | lingō | to lick (up) |
| 2 | Latin | lingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | lingo | I lick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵʰ- | to lick |
via English lens
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | lens | An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or... |
| 2 | Latin | lēns | lentil |
Words derived from “lenzi”