In fact, there’s a cool story behind that word “lotto” as well. “Lottery comes into English in the 1560s from Italian lotteria, from lotto = “lot, portion, share,” itself ultimately Germanic and cognate with Old English hlot. So lottery is practically the ancient meaning of lot fossilized into another word.”
So, it’s a little bit of a chicken/egg scenario with lotto and lottery.
One shit pot full, coming up.
How about Lot’s wife?!
There’s a lot of Lots!
😂
In Canada, "lottery" is sometimes abbreviated to "lotto", due to the prominence of the national lottery Lotto 649.
In fact, there’s a cool story behind that word “lotto” as well. “Lottery comes into English in the 1560s from Italian lotteria, from lotto = “lot, portion, share,” itself ultimately Germanic and cognate with Old English hlot. So lottery is practically the ancient meaning of lot fossilized into another word.”
So, it’s a little bit of a chicken/egg scenario with lotto and lottery.
My photographic equipment collection has relied on "lots" for pleasant surprises.
Your #dailydinkles* brought me here to pick something to start my reading with & now I've got a lot to ch👀se from 🙂🙏.
[*Friday, August 14th 2026 🙃]
Yay and welcome!
I'm lots for words!