Where does “Lotto” come from?

Lotto (German) comes from Italian lotto, from French Lot, from Middle French lot, from Old French loz, from Frankish lot, from Proto-Germanic hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Lotto (German): lotto

Definitions

  1. lotto

Ancestry of “Lotto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlottolot; plot; lottery
2FrenchLotshare (of inheritance)
3Middle Frenchlot
4Old Frenchloz
5Frankishlot
6Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “Lotto

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-