Where does “lonza” come from?
lonza (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin luncea, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ, from Latin canadensis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō — to turn.
lonza (Italian): loin of pork; a term used in the Middle Ages to...
Definitions
- loin of pork; a term used in the Middle Ages to...
Ancestry of “lonza”, step by step
lonza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin luncea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | luncea | — |
| 2 | Latin | lynx | A lynx |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λύγξ | lynx; hiccup |
| 4 | Latin | canadensis | Canadian |
| 5 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 6 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 7 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 8 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Old French longe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | longe | — |
| 2 | Old French | lonc | Alternative form of long |
| 3 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 4 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |