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Where does “laqueus” come from?

laqueus (Classical Latin) comes from Proto-Italic lakw- — to ensnare.

laqueus (Classical Latin): noose; snare, gin, trap

Definitions

  1. noose; snare, gin, trap

Ancestry of “laqueus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare
Every word from Proto-Italic lakw- →