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Where does “lúta” come from?

lúta (Icelandic) comes from Danish lut, from Middle Low German lute, from Italian liuto, from Middle French lut, from Old French leüt, from Occitan laüt, from Old Occitan laüt, from Arabic عود — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

lúta (Icelandic): bow; submit to; lute

Definitions

  1. bow; submit to; lute

Ancestry of “lúta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlutlute
2Middle Low GermanluteA lute
3Italianliutolute
4Middle Frenchlut—
5Old Frenchleüt—
6Occitanlaütlute
7Old Occitanlaütlute
8Arabicعودwood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig
9Arabicعَادَto return, go back
10Arabicوand, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
11PersianیاAPI •; or; either
12Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}

Words derived from “lúta”

  • lútur
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