Where does “needlelace” come from?

needlelace (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.

needlelace (English): Alternative spelling of needle lace

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of needle lace

Ancestry of “needlelace”, step by step

needlelace traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lace

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

via English needle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneedleA fine, sharp implement usually for piercing such...
2Middle Englishnedleneedle
3Old Englishnǣdl—
4Proto-Germanic*nāþlu—
5Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Italic lakw- →Every word from Latin laqueus →Every word from Vulgar Latin laceum →