Where does “belace” come from?

belace (English) 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.

belace (English): To fasten, as with a lace or cord; To cover or...

Definitions

  1. To fasten, as with a lace or cord; To cover or...

Ancestry of “belace”, step by step

belace traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lace

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlaceA light fabric containing patterns of holes,...
2Middle Englishlace—
3Old Frenchlasalas
4Vulgar Latinlaceum—
5Latinlaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap
6Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare

via English Be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeAs an auxiliary verb
2Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
4Proto-West Germanic*bijābee
5Proto-Germanicbijōbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce

Words derived from “belace”

Every word from Proto-Italic lakw- →Every word from Latin laqueus →Every word from Vulgar Latin laceum →