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Where does “laïcitzar” come from?

laïcitzar (Catalan) comes from Catalan laic, from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

laïcitzar (Catalan): to laicize

Definitions

  1. to laicize

Ancestry of “laïcitzar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanlaiclaic, secular; layperson
2Latinlāicus—
3Ancient Greekλαϊκόςof the people; popular
4Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
5Proto-Helleniclāwós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
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