Etymology

lote

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Today it means: To lurk; lie hidden Full definition →

Middle English loten ← Old English *lotian ← Proto-West Germanic *lutōn
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lote · verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*lutōną“to conceal; hide; lurk”
  2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*lutōn
  3. Old English · inherited from*lotian
  4. Middle English · inherited fromloten
  5. English todaylote

From Middle English loten, lotien, from Old English *lotian, a variant (influenced by Old English lot (“fraud; deceit”)) of lutian (“to lie hid; be concealed; lurk; skulk; be latent”), from Proto-West Germanic *lutōn, from Proto-Germanic *lutōną (“to conceal; hide; lurk”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 (lutōn, “to deceive”).

lote · noun2

  1. Latin · borrowed fromlotus
  2. English todaylote

From Latin lotus, from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós, “lotus”). Doublet of lotus.

Words from the same roots

Latinlotus all →

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