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
Ancestry of “lotre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | loterij | — |
| 2 | French | loterie | lottery |
| 3 | Italian | lotteria | lottery; sweepstake |
| 4 | Italian | lotto | lot; plot; lottery |
| 5 | French | Lot | — |
| 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 |