Where does “loteriya” come from?
loteriya (Tagalog) comes from Spanish lotería, from French loterie, from Italian lotteria, from Italian lotto, from French Lot, from Middle French lot, from Old French loz, from Frankish lot — to cover; to incline.
loteriya (Tagalog): lottery; lotto; sweepstake
Definitions
- lottery; lotto; sweepstake
Ancestry of “loteriya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | lotería | lottery |
| 2 | French | loterie | lottery |
| 3 | Italian | lotteria | lottery; sweepstake |
| 4 | Italian | lotto | lot; plot; lottery |
| 5 | French | Lot | share (of inheritance) |
| 6 | Middle French | lot | — |
| 7 | Old French | loz | — |
| 8 | Frankish | lot | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hlutą | lot, share; fate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |