Etymology of the Latin word lectisternium
the Latin word
lectisternium (special feast of supplication to the gods, couches for them to recline upon)
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 Latin word
sternere (spread, strew, scatter)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ster-Derivations in other languages
French
lectisterne, Italian
lettisternio, Spanish
lectisternio
