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loreEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leys- Proto-Indo-European *(le-)lóys-e Proto-Germanic *lizaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *laizijaną Proto-Germanic *laizō Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu Old English lār Middle English lore English lore From Middle English lore, from Old English lār, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *laizō, from *laizijaną (“to teach”). Cognate with Dutch leer, German Lehre, Swedish lära and Danish lære. See also learn.

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loreEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text

From Latin lorum (“thong, strap”).

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Spanish / Indo-European

pocho / poncho

faded, discolored; proposed source family for the garment word

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historical Spanish candidate
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