English
lecture
Lecture may come from Middle English lecture.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lectureuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1897lecture
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lectureuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1897lecture
Earliest quotation: 1897, Winston Churchill: “The stories did not seem to me to touch…”
Linked words
through Latin legō ‘to read, recite’
college, election, collection, elite, lesson, legend, legacy, eligible, collective, colleague, select, delegation, elegant, coil, negligence, legion, delegate, collector, negligent, elect, collegiate, diligent, negligible, cull, legible, legation, legate, collegium, ineligibility, lector, 25 more
through Latin lectus ‘chosen’
Today it means
noun A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English lecture / lecture