lectus.
chosen/picked/selected men (pl.); bed, couch, lounge, sofa; bridal bed;
Meaning & usage
bed (a piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep)
Puerī sub lectō sunt.
couch; sofa
Where this word comes from
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lay”), exact morphology uncertain. * Perhaps from Proto-Italic *lektos, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰtós. * Alternatively from Proto-Italic *lektus (an u-stem), from Proto-Indo-European *légʰtus, with a later switch to an o-stem within Latin. Cognate with Ancient Greek λέχος (lékhos) and with Russian лежа́к (ležák) and лежа́нка (ležánka).
chosen; picked; having been selected
choice; excellent
read; having been read (silently)
recited; having been recited; having been read out loud
Where this word comes from
Perfect passive participle of legō (“pick out, select”), with long ē from Lachmann's law.
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