Where does “list” come from?

list (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic listъ — leaf.

list (Slovene): piece of paper; leaf; sole

Definitions

  1. piece of paper; leaf; sole

Ancestry of “list”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclistъleaf
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