Where does “lacework” come from?

lacework (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.

lacework (English): A piece or example of lace

Definitions

  1. A piece or example of lace

Ancestry of “lacework”, step by step

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