Louis

English

/ˈluː.i/, /ˈlu.ɪs/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (uncommon)

Etymology

Borrowed from French Louis (w) derived from Middle French Loïs derived from Old French Looïs derived from Latin Ludovicus derived from Frankish *Hlūdawīg derived from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (loud, famous, noise, sound) root from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (hear, clean, famous, heard, listen).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱlew-

Gloss

hear, clean, famous, heard, listen

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

聞

Emoji
👂️ 🙉 🧏

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