English
Lometa
Lometa comes from Spanish lomita ‘little hill’, from lomo ‘back’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- ‘to enter, penetrate, expand’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lendʰ-‘to enter, penetrate, expand’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElumbus‘loin’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentlomo‘back’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentloma‘a long hill or mountain’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentlomita‘little hill’
- EnglishtodayLometa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lendʰ-‘to enter, penetrate, expand’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElumbus‘loin’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentlomo‘back’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentloma‘a long hill or mountain’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentlomita‘little hill’
- EnglishtodayLometa
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- ‘to enter, penetrate, expand’
land, lawn, lend, lasagna, 11 more
through Latin lumbus ‘loin’
through Spanish lomo ‘back’
through Spanish loma ‘a long hill or mountain’
Today it means
name A minor city in Lampasas County, Texas, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- / Lometa