Where does “lacis” come from?
lacis (English) comes from French lacis, from French lacer, from Middle French lacer, from Old French lacier, from Latin laqueo, from Latin laqueus, from Proto-Italic lakw- — to ensnare.
lacis (English): A type of lace consisting of patterns darned on...
Definitions
- A type of lace consisting of patterns darned on...
Ancestry of “lacis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | lacis | lacis; lacing; maze ; web, network |
| 2 | French | lacer | to lace, to lace up |
| 3 | Middle French | lacer | — |
| 4 | Old French | lacier | to lace |
| 5 | Latin | laqueo | dative singular of laqueus; ablative singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | laqueus | noose; snare, gin, trap |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lakw- | to ensnare |