Etymology of the English word lesson
the English word
lessonderived from the French word
leçonderived from the Latin word
lectio (reading; perusal; choosing)
derived from the Latin word
lectus (bed, couch, lounge; chosen, picked, selected men)
derived from the Latin word
legere (read; gather, collect)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*legh- (to lie, to lay)
derived from the Old French word
leconderived from the Latin word
lectio (reading; perusal; choosing)
derived from the Latin word
lectus (bed, couch, lounge; chosen, picked, selected men)
derived from the Latin word
legere (read; gather, collect)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*legh- (to lie, to lay)
derived from the Old French word
lesonderived from the Latin word
lectio (reading; perusal; choosing)
derived from the Latin word
lectus (bed, couch, lounge; chosen, picked, selected men)
derived from the Latin word
legere (read; gather, collect)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*legh- (to lie, to lay)
Date
The earliest known usage of lesson in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
unlessoned,
lessoned,
lessoningCognates
Catalan
llissó, English
lection, French
leçon, French
lecon, German
Lektion, Icelandic
lexía, Italian
lezione, Norwegian
leksjon, Polish
lekcja, Provençal
leisso, Russian
лeкция, Spanish
lección, Swedish
lektion, Yiddish
lektsjeUsage
Word found in Modern English
