Where does “lagan” come from?
lagan (English) comes from Old French lagan, from Latin laga maris, from Latin maris, from Latin mare, from Proto-Italic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
lagan (English): Goods or materials found or left on the sea...
Definitions
- Goods or materials found or left on the sea...
Ancestry of “lagan”, step by step
lagan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French lagan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | lagan | — |
| 2 | Latin | laga maris | — |
| 3 | Latin | maris | genitive singular of mās; accusative plural of... |
| 4 | Latin | mare | sea; ablative singular of mās |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | mari | sea |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Kannada Lagan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kannada | Lagan | — |