Etymology of the English word lens
the English word
lensderived from the Latin word
lens (lentil; lentil; lentil-plant; S:lens)
derived from the Latin word
lendemDerivations in English
lensboard,
lensmanCognates
Dutch
linze, English
lentil, French
lentille, German
Linse, Icelandic
linsa, Italian
lenticchia, Italian
lente, Latin
lentes, Portuguese
lentilha, Provençal
lentilla, Spanish
lenteja, Spanish
lente, Swedish
linsUsage
Word found in Modern English