Where does “lengvatikis” come from?
lengvatikis (Lithuanian) comes from Swahili tiketi, from English ticket, from Middle French estiquet, from Middle French estiquier, from Middle French estacher, from Old French estachier, from Old French estache, from Medieval Latin staca — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
lengvatikis (Lithuanian): credulous, gullible
Definitions
- credulous, gullible
Ancestry of “lengvatikis”, step by step
lengvatikis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swahili tiketi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | tiketi | ticket |
| 2 | English | ticket | A pass entitling the holder to admission to a... |
| 3 | Middle French | estiquet | a slip of paper with names of witnesses on it |
| 4 | Middle French | estiquier | Alternative form of estacher |
| 5 | Middle French | estacher | to attach |
| 6 | Old French | estachier | Alternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten... |
| 7 | Old French | estache | stake; strap |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | staca | a stake |
| 9 | Gothic | 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | stakô | stake |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
via Lithuanian leñgvas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | leñgvas | light |