Where does “lingoto” come from?
lingoto (Ido) comes from Italian lingotto, from French lingot, from English ingot, from Middle English ingot, from Old English ingot, from Proto-Germanic gutaz, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- — to pour.
lingoto (Ido): ingot
Definitions
- ingot
Ancestry of “lingoto”, step by step
lingoto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian lingotto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | lingotto | ingot, bar, bullion |
| 2 | French | lingot | ingot |
| 3 | English | ingot | A solid block of more or less pure metal, often... |
| 4 | Middle English | ingot | something poured in |
| 5 | Old English | ingot | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gutaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | geutaną | to pour |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰewd- | to pour |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰew- | to pour |
via Spanish lingote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | lingote | ingot |