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
Ancestry of “laĉo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | laccio | lace; string, bond; noose |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | laceum | — |
| 3 | Latin | laqueus | noose; snare, gin, trap |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lakw- | to ensnare |