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English word origin

Etymology of lote

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, fr

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

To lurk; lie hidden

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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”).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A large tree, of species Celtis australis (European nettle tree), found in the south of Europe, with a hard wood and cherry-like fruit.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

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