Where does “lonce” come from?
lonce (Old French) comes from Italian lonza, from Vulgar Latin luncea, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ, from Latin canadensis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō — to turn.
lonce (Old French): lynx
Ancestry of “lonce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | lonza | loin of pork; a term used in the Middle Ages to... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | luncea | — |
| 3 | Latin | lynx | A lynx |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λύγξ | lynx; hiccup |
| 5 | Latin | canadensis | Canadian |
| 6 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 7 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 8 | Latin | colō | — |
| 9 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |