Etymology

lentigo

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Today it means: A brown pigmented spot on the skin. Full definition →

Latin lentīgo ← Middle English lentigines
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The story

  1. Middle English · inherited fromlentigines
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromlentīgo
  3. English todaylentigo

Learned borrowing from Latin lentīgo. Earliest attestation as Late Middle English lentigines (plural).

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