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Where does “lider” come from?

lider (Romanian) comes from English leader, from Middle English ledere, from Old English lǣdere — leader.

lider (Romanian): leader

Definitions

  1. leader

Ancestry of “lider”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishleaderany person that leads or directs; an animal that...
2Middle Englishledere—
3Old Englishlǣdereleader
Every word from Old English lǣdere →