Where does “loto” come from?

loto (Portuguese) comes from Italian lotto, from French Lot, from Middle French lot, from Old French loz, from Frankish lot, from Proto-Germanic hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

loto (Portuguese): lotus

Definitions

  1. lotus

Ancestry of “loto”, step by step

loto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian lotto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlottolot; plot; lottery
2FrenchLotshare (of inheritance)
3Middle Frenchlot—
4Old Frenchloz—
5Frankishlot—
6Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Latin lōtus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlōtuswashed, bathed, having been washed
2Latinlavōto wash, bathe
3Proto-Italiclawaō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlutą →