lemma

lemma · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromλῆμμᾰ“premise, assumption”
2. English todaylemma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λῆμμᾰ (lêmmă, “premise, assumption”), from the same root as λᾰμβᾰ́νω (lămbắnō, “to take”).

lemma · noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλέμμα
2. English todaylemma

From the Ancient Greek λέμμα (lémma), from λέπω (lépō, “to peel”).

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