English
lection
Lection comes from Old French lection ‘election’, from Latin legō ‘to read’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-‘to gather’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*léǵetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*legōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElegō‘to read’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElēctiōnem
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400lection‘election’
- Englishearliest quotation 1885same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-‘to gather’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*léǵetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*legōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElegō‘to read’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElēctiōnem
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400lection‘election’
- Englishearliest quotation 1885same form
Earliest quotation: 1885, Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night: “This man […] came to dwell in our city,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather’
technology, logic, apology, catalogue, trilogy, collect, analogy, terminology, sociology, pathology, logos, physiology, astrology, prologue, pathologist, epilogue, archaeologist, monologue, eulogy, leach, cosmology, etymology, logistic, epistemology, entomology, lexical, homologous, lexicon, gynecologist, lignite, lignin, apologia, alexia, etiology, lexis, syllogism, bacteriology, dialectical, dialectic, bacteriologist, 153 more
through Proto-Italic *legō
intelligence, intelligent, intellectual, ineligible, elector, legionella, legionnaire, legionary, 19 more
through Latin legō ‘to read’
college, elite, legend, legacy, eligible, lesson, colleague, select, elegant, coil, collective, negligence, lecture, delegate, collector, negligent, elect, delegation, collegiate, diligent, negligible, legion, cull, legible, legate, collegium, ineligibility, legation, lectern, lector, 26 more
Today it means
noun The act of reading.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- / lection