lute

lute · noun, verb¹

1. Arabicعَادَ (ʕāda)
2. Arabicاَلْعُود (al-ʕūd)
3. Old Occitanlaüt
4. Old Frenchleüt
5. Middle Frenchlut
6. English todaylute

From Middle French lut (modern luth), from Old French leüt, probably from Old Occitan laüt, from Arabic اَلْعُود (al-ʕūd, “wood”) (probably representing an Andalusian Arabic or North African pronunciation). Doublet of oud, lavta, and laouto.

lute · noun, verb²

1. Latin · derived fromlutum“mud”
2. Old French · derived fromlut
3. English todaylute

From Old French lut, ultimately from Latin lutum (“mud”).

Lute · proper noun³

* English surname of Old Norse origin, from lútr (“stooping”). * German surname, derived from an old Germanic name from *liudi (“people, tribe”).

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