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
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... |