Where does “laĉo” come from?

laĉo (Esperanto) comes from Italian laccio, from Vulgar Latin laceum, from Latin laqueus, from Proto-Italic lakw- — to ensnare.

laĉo (Esperanto): lace

Definitions

  1. lace

Ancestry of “laĉo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlacciolace; string, bond; noose
2Vulgar Latinlaceum—
3Latinlaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap
4Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare
Every word from Proto-Italic lakw- →Every word from Latin laqueus →Every word from Vulgar Latin laceum →