Where does “lenari” come from?
lenari (Romansch) comes from Romansch len, from Latin lignum, from Proto-Italic legnom, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-no-m, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
lenari (Romansch): carpenter
Ancestry of “lenari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romansch | len | wood |
| 2 | Latin | lignum | firewood; wood tissue; tree |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | legnom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-no-m | that which is collected |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |