English
liseuse
Liseuse comes from French liseuse ‘female equivalent of liseur’, from lire ‘to read’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning…’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-‘to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to speak by carefully selecting one's words’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*legō‘to gather, collect’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElegere
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400lire‘to read’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to read’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentliseuse‘female equivalent of liseur’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-‘to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to speak by carefully selecting one's words’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*legō‘to gather, collect’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElegere
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400lire‘to read’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to read’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentliseuse‘female equivalent of liseur’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning…’
technology, selection, logic, apology, catalogue, trilogy, sociology, analogy, terminology, physiology, pathology, logos, astrology, monologue, leach, prologue, epilogue, ineligible, lexicon, pathologist, cosmology, lexical, archaeologist, elector, etymology, logistic, entomology, eulogy, epistemology, dialectic, gynecologist, etiology, homologous, alexia, apologia, bacteriology, legionella, lignite, lignin, lexis, 155 more
through Proto-Italic *legō ‘to gather, collect’
election, collection, intelligence, lesson, collective, intellectual, select, elite, intelligent, eligible, elect, elegant, collector, legion, coil, negligence, negligible, negligent, diligent, cull, legation, ineligibility, 22 more
through Latin legere
through Old French lire ‘to read’
Today it means
noun A medium-sized writing table with a small hinged panel in the middle that springs up by the aid of a mechanism or may be propped at an angle to facilitate reading or writing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- / liseuse