English
mater lectionis
Mater lectionis comes from New Latin māter lēctiōnis.
- New Latinc. 1500–1900māter lēctiōnisliterally ‘mother of reading’
- Englishtodaymater lectionis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- New Latinc. 1500–1900māter lēctiōnisliterally ‘mother of reading’
- Englishtodaymater lectionis
The story
Borrowed from New Latin māter lēctiōnis (literally “mother of reading”), calque of Medieval Hebrew אֵם קְרִיאָה (ʾēm qərîʾā).
Every English word from New Latin māter lēctiōnis
Today it means
noun A consonant letter used to represent a vowel sound in Semitic scripts.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / New Latin māter lēctiōnis / mater lectionis