Where does “lennari” come from?
lennari (Romansch) comes from Romansch lenn, 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...
lennari (Romansch): carpenter
Ancestry of “lennari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romansch | lenn | 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... |