Where does “loža” come from?
loža (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French logé, from Middle French loge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa, from Frankish laubijā, from Proto-West Germanic laub, from Proto-Germanic laubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewp- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
loža (Serbo-Croatian): box
Definitions
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Ancestry of “loža”, step by step
loža traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French logé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | logé | past participle of loger |
| 2 | Middle French | loge | hut; inflection of loger, logier: ## first-person... |
| 3 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 4 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 5 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via Proto-Slavic lozà
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | lozà | (flexible) rod |