Where does “laud” come from?
Laud comes from Old French lauder, from Latin laudare meaning to praise, derived from Latin laus meaning praise, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lēw-.
laud (English): Praise or glorification; Hymn of praise; A prayer...
Definitions
- Praise or glorification; Hymn of praise; A prayer...
Ancestry of “laud”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | lauder | — |
| 2 | Latin | laudō | — |
| 3 | Latin | Laus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Λαός | — |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |
Words derived from “laud”