Where does “lo” come from?

lo (Romansch) comes from Latin latus, from Proto-Italic tlātos, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥h₂tós, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

lo (Romansch): wide, broad

Definitions

  1. wide, broad

Ancestry of “lo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlatusperfect passive participle of ferō; wide, broad;...
2Proto-Italictlātos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥h₂tóslifted
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tl̥h₂tós →Every word from Proto-Italic tlātos →