Where does “Lias” come from?

Lias (English) comes from Old French liois, from Old Irish liae, from Proto-Celtic liyants, from Proto-Indo-European leyH- — flow, flood; to bend; to flow.

Lias (English): A stratigraphic group from the lower Jurassic of Western Europe, consisting of thin layers of blue limestone

Definitions

  1. A stratigraphic group from the lower Jurassic of Western Europe, consisting of thin layers of blue limestone

Ancestry of “Lias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlioiscompact limestone
2Old Irishliaeflood
3Proto-Celticliyantsflood, flow
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanleyH-flow, flood; to bend; to flow

Words derived from “Lias”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyH- →