English
Lutetia
Lutetia comes from Latin Lutetia, from Proto-Celtic *lutā ‘dirt, mud’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lew-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lew-‘dirt, mud’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*lutā‘dirt, mud’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELutetia
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lew-‘dirt, mud’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*lutā‘dirt, mud’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELutetia
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lew- ‘dirt, mud’
library, lied, lib, pollution, libel, liber, libretto, pollute, 12 more
Today it means
name An ancient Roman city and island in what is now modern France, on the site of what is now Paris.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lew- / Lutetia