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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlogēum—
2Ancient Greekλογεῖονa place for speaking; stage, platform; mouth
3Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →