Etymology of the Latin word lectura
the Latin word
lecturaderived 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 other languages
French
lecture, Italian
lettura, Spanish
lecturaUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin, Vulgar Latin, Late Latin
