Where does “lenna” come from?
lenna (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin ligna, from Latin līgnum, from English polygonum, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
lenna (Old Portuguese): firewood
Definitions
- firewood
Ancestry of “lenna”, step by step
lenna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ligna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ligna | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of lignum |
| 2 | Latin | līgnum | firewood |
| 3 | English | polygonum | Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |
via Middle French lyen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | lyen | tie |