Etymology of the English word lientery
the English word
lienteryderived from the French word
lienteryderived from the Medieval Latin word
lienteryderived from the Greek word
leienteria, λειεντερία
derived from the Greek word
enteron, ἔντερον (gut)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*enderived from the Greek word
solitoderived from the Greek word
leios, λεῖος (smooth; 'level')
Date
The earliest known usage of lientery in English dates from the 16th century.
