Where does “las” come from?

las (Cornish) comes from English lace, from Middle English lace, from Old French las, from Vulgar Latin laceum, from Latin laqueus, from Proto-Italic lakw- — to ensnare.

las (Cornish): alcohol

Definitions

  1. alcohol

Ancestry of “las”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlaceA light fabric containing patterns of holes,...
2Middle Englishlace
3Old Frenchlasalas
4Vulgar Latinlaceum
5Latinlaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap
6Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare
Every word from Proto-Italic lakw-Every word from Latin laqueusEvery word from Vulgar Latin laceum