Where does “Lete” come from?
Lete (Spanish) comes from Latin Lēthē, from Ancient Greek Λήθη, from Proto-Hellenic lā́tʰā, from Proto-Indo-European léh₂dʰeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
Ancestry of “Lete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Lēthē | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Λήθη | forgetfulness |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | lā́tʰā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | léh₂dʰeh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |