Where does “lus” come from?

lus (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch litse, from Old French lice, from Vulgar Latin licia, from Latin licium — loop in the texture woven, through which the...

lus (Dutch): loop

Definitions

loop

Ancestry of “lus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Dutch	litse	—
2	Old French	lice	—
3	Vulgar Latin	licia	nominative plural of līcium; accusative plural of...
4	Latin	licium	loop in the texture woven, through which the...

Every word from Latin licium →Every word from Vulgar Latin licia →Every word from Old French lice →