Latin lectiō is formed from the reading stem associated with legere.
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lectiō
a reading; act of reading
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin antiquitylegere
to gather, select, choose; to read
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The act of gathering or selecting develops into reading, then a reading passage.
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supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Derives lectio from Latin legere “to read.”
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