English
Lot
Lot comes from Hebrew לוֹט.
- Hebrew1880s–presentלוֹטlot
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Lot
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentלוֹטlot
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Lot
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his…”
Every English word from Hebrew לוֹט
Another origin of Lot
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEOltis
- Frenchc. 1600–presentLot
- Englishtodaysame form
Today it means
name A nephew of Abraham in the Bible and Quran.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew לוֹט / Lot