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leer (Verb) "to read" 12th cent. From Latin legere "to read," "to gather." From Proto-Italic *leg-e/o- "to gather." From Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-e/o- 'id.' Indo-European Romance Asturian lleer, Portuguese ler, Galician ler, Catalan llegir, French lire, Italian leggere, Sardinian lègere Italic Paelignian lexe "you read," Marrucinian leexe 'id.' Albanian Albanian mb-ledh "to collect" Hellenic Ancient Greek λέγειν (légein) "to reckon" Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
legra f. (Noun) (med.) "rounded scalpel" 13th cent. Probably from Latin ligula "spoon" (see lígula). Indo-European Romance Italian lingula, Aromanian lingurã, Romanian lingură Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
legrar (Verb) (med.) "to scrape the fibrous membrane of a bone;" "to scrape the lining of a uterus" 16th cent. From legra. Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/.
lejos (Adjective) "far" 13th cent. From Latin laxius "wider," "looser," from laxus "wide." See laja for continued etymology. Indo-European Romance Italian lasso, Romanian lax Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
lengua f. (Noun) "tongue;" "language" 12th cent. From Latin lingua 'id.' Old Latin dingua. The change from d- to l- was a taboo distortion and from contamination from lingere "to lick." From Proto-Italic *dn̥χwā- "tongue." From Proto-Indo-European *dnǵ^h-u̯h₂- 'id.' Indo-European Romance Asturian llingua, Portuguese língua, Galician lingua, Catalan llengua, French langue, Italian lingua, Aromanian limbã, Romanian limbã, Sardinianlimba Italic Oscan fancua "tongues" Celtic Old Irish tengae "tongue," Old Welsh tauawt 'id.,' Middle Breton teaut 'id.,' Old Cornish tauot 'id.' Germanic Gothic tuggo "tongue," Old Norse tunga 'id.,' Old High German zunga 'id.,' Old Saxon tunga, Old English tunge (English tongue) Balto-Slavic Old Church Slavonic językъ "tongue," Russian jazýk 'id.,' Old Prussian insuwis 'id.,' Lithuanian liežuvìs 'id., Armenian Armenian lezow "tongue" Indo-Iranian Sanskrit jihvā- "tongue," Avestan hizuuā- 'id.' Tocharian A käntu "tongue," B kantwo 'id.' Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
lesión f. (Noun) "lesion" 13th cent. Old Spanish lisión. From Late Latin læsionem, accusative of læsio 'id.' From the verb lædere "to hurt." Of unknown origin. Some have connected the word with Ancient Greek λίστρον (lístron) "spade." Indo-European Romance Portuguese lesão, Catalan lesió, French lésion, Italian lesione, Romanian leziune Beekes, R. S. P. Etymological Dictionary of Greek. BRILL. 2014. Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
lesivo (Adjective) "harmful" From lesión. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/.
leve (Adjective) (weight) "light" 15th cent. From Latin levis 'id.' From Proto-Italic *leχu- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *h₁leg^wh-u̯- 'id.' From the root *h₁leg^wh- "to be spry." Indo-European Romance Portuguese leve, Catalan lleu, French liège, Italian lieve Celtic Old Irish laigiu "lighter," Middle Welsh llaw "small," Old Breton lau 'id.' Germanic Gothic leihts "light," Old Norse léttr 'id.,' Old High German līht 'id.,' Old English līht (English light) Albanian Albanian lehtë "light Balto-Slavic Old Church Slavonic lьgъkъ "light," Russian lëgkij 'id.,' Slovene lagȃk 'id.,' Lithuanian leñgvas 'id. Hellenic Ancient Greek ἐλαχύς (elak^hys) "small" Indo-Iranian Sanskrit raghú- "fast," Young Avestan rəuuī- 'id.' Tocharian B laṅk_utse "light" Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
ley f. (Noun) "law" 12th cent. From Latin legem 'id.' accusative form of lex. From Proto-Italic *lēg- 'id.' Of uncertain origin. Indo-European Romance Asturian llei, Portuguese lei, Galician lei, Catalan llei, French loi, Italian legge, Aromanian leadzi, Romanian lege Italic Oscan ligus "by the law," Marrucinian lixs "law" Basque Basque lege "law," borrowed from Latin legem Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
libertad f. (Noun) "liberty" 13th cent. From libertas 'id.,' from liber "free" and -tas (see libre and -tad respectively). Indo-European Romance Portuguese liberdade, Galician liberdade, Catalan llibretat, French liberté, Italian libertà, Romanian libertate "Although the opposition “free/slave” is common to all Indo-European peoples, a common designation of the notion of “liberty” is unknown." ~ E. Benveniste, Indo-European Language and Society (1973) Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/.