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

Definitions

  1. to lick

Ancestry of “lenzi”, step by step

lenzi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lingō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlingōto lick (up)
2Latinlingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3LatinlingoI lick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

via English lens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlensAn object, usually made of glass, that focuses or...
2Latinlēnslentil

Words derived from “lenzi

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ-Every word from Latin lingoEvery word from Latin lingere