Where does “lotre” come from?
lotre (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Dutch loterij, from French loterie, from Italian lotteria, from Italian lotto, from French Lot, from Middle French lot, from Old French loz, from Frankish lot — to cover; to incline.
lotre (Serbo-Croatian): ladder
Definitions
- ladder
Ancestry of “lotre”, step by step
lotre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch loterij
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | loterij | lottery |
| 2 | French | loterie | lottery |
| 3 | Italian | lotteria | lottery; sweepstake |
| 4 | Italian | lotto | lot; plot; lottery |
| 5 | French | Lot | share (of inheritance) |
| 6 | Middle French | lot | — |
| 7 | Old French | loz | — |
| 8 | Frankish | lot | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hlutą | lot, share; fate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via German Leiter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Leiter | ladder; agent noun of leiten |
| 2 | German | leiten | to lead; to manage; to conduct |
| 3 | Middle High German | leiten | — |
| 4 | Old High German | leiten | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laidijan | to lead |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laidijaną | to cause to go, to lead |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | līþaną | to go; pass; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |