Where does “leggio” come from?

leggio (Italian) comes from Latin logēum, from Ancient Greek λογεῖον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

leggio (Italian): bookrest; music stand; lectern

Definitions

  1. bookrest; music stand; lectern

Ancestry of “leggio”, step by step

leggio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin logēum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlogēumthe part of the stage where Greek actors spoke; called pulpitum by Romans
2Ancient Greekλογεῖονa place for speaking; stage, platform; mouth
3Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Sicilian leggiu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianleggiu—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek λογεῖον →