lesson

The story

1. Latin · derived fromlēctiō, lēctiōnem“a reading”
2. Old French · derived fromleçon
3. Middle English · inherited fromlessoun
4. English todaylesson

From Middle English lessoun, from Old French leçon, from Latin lēctiō, lēctiōnem (“a reading”), from legō (“to read; to gather”). Doublet of lection.