Where does “lonja” come from?
lonja (Spanish) comes from Catalan llonja, from French logé, from Middle French loge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa, from Frankish laubijā, from Proto-West Germanic laub, from Proto-Germanic laubą — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
lonja (Spanish): slice, rasher; beer belly; market
Definitions
- slice, rasher; beer belly; market
Ancestry of “lonja”, step by step
lonja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan llonja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | llonja | Alternative form of llotja |
| 2 | French | logé | past participle of loger |
| 3 | Middle French | loge | hut; inflection of loger, logier: ## first-person... |
| 4 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 5 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 6 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via French longe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | longe | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 3 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |