Where does “lace” come from?

Lace comes from Middle English lace, from Old French lacier, from Latin laqueus meaning "noose" or "snare," ultimately from Proto-Italic lakw-.

lace (English): A light fabric containing patterns of holes,...

Definitions

  1. A light fabric containing patterns of holes,...

Ancestry of “lace”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlace—
2Old Frenchlasalas
3Vulgar Latinlaceum—
4Latinlaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap
5Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare

Words derived from “lace”

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