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Where does “lettighiere” come from?

lettighiere (Italian) comes from Italian lettiga, from Latin lectica, from Latin lēctus, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lettighiere (Italian): stretcher-bearer; plural of lettighiera

Definitions

  1. stretcher-bearer; plural of lettighiera

Ancestry of “lettighiere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlettigalitter; stretcher, litter
2Latinlecticalitter, sedan, palanquin; A portable sofa or...
3Latinlēctus—
4Latinlegō—
5Latinlēx—
6Proto-Italiclēg-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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