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Where does “lodi” come from?

lodi (Tagalog) comes from English idol, from Middle English ydole, from Old French idole, from Latin idolum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium — to see, to look, to observe.

lodi (Tagalog): used to refer to a person who does something...

Definitions

  1. used to refer to a person who does something...

Ancestry of “lodi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishidolA graven image or representation of anything that...
2Middle Englishydole—
3Old Frenchidole—
4Latinidolumimage, form, especially a spectre, apparition or...
5Ancient Greekεἴδωλονphantom, ghost; shape, figure, image; image of...
6Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
7Spanish-scopio-scope
8Latin-scopium—
9Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
10Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
11Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
12Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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