Where does “losing” come from?
Losing comes from English lose, from Old French los, from Latin laus meaning "praise," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lēwt-.
losing (English): present participle of lose; That loses or has...
Definitions
- present participle of lose; That loses or has...
Ancestry of “losing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lose | To cause to cease to be in one's possession or... |
| 2 | German | Nikolaus | a representation of St. Nicholas; the day of 6th... |
| 3 | Latin | Nīcolāus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Νικόλαος | Nicolas |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |