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Where does “lista” come from?

lista (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin *lista, from Proto-West Germanic *līstā.

lista (Spanish): list, roll; stripe; roster

Definitions

  1. list, roll; stripe; roster

Ancestry of “lista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*lista—
2Proto-West Germanic*līstā—

Words derived from “lista”

  • listón
  • listar
  • listahan
  • listahanan
  • lista
  • liston
  • lista
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