lote

Meaning

Verb

To lurk; lie hidden

Noun

A large tree, of species Celtis australis (European nettle tree), found in the south of Europe, with a hard wood and cherry-like fruit.

Synonyms

lotus

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ləʊt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: loten

Inherited from Old English: *lotian

Cognate with Old English: lot

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽

Cognate with Ancient Greek: λωτός

In summary

From Middle English loten, lotien, from Old English *lotian, a variant (influenced by Old English lot (“fraud; deceit”)) of lutian (“to lie hid; be concealed; lurk; skulk; be latent”), from Proto-Germanic *lutōną (“to conceal; hide; lurk”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 (lutōn, “to deceive”).