1. Etymology of the Italian word letto
the Italian word letto
Cognates
Catalan
llit, French
lit, Portuguese
leito, Provençal
leit, Spanish
lecho2. Etymology of the Italian word letto
derived from the Italian word
lettoderived 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)
Derivations in Italian
allettare,
lettereccio,
lettime,
capoletto,
copriletto,
giraletto,
saccoletto,
scaldaletto,
scendiletto,
lettiera
