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Where does “leuz” come from?

leuz (Old French) comes from Old Occitan laut, from Arabic عود, from Arabic عَادَ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

Ancestry of “leuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanlaut—
2Arabicعودwood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig
3Arabicعَادَto return, go back
4Arabicوand, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
5PersianیاAPI •; or; either
6Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}

Words derived from “leuz”

  • lute
  • luting
  • luthier
  • lutist
  • lutanist
  • luter
  • lutite
  • lutherie
  • lutelike
  • luthiery
  • unlute
  • belute
  • enlute
  • lutenist
  • lutana
  • luthier
  • lutier
  • liuti
  • liuteria
  • liutaio
  • liutista
  • liuto
  • luthiste
  • lutherie
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