Where does “laŭso” come from?
laŭso (Esperanto) comes from English louse, from Middle English lous, from Old English lūs, from West Germanic *lūs, from Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
laŭso (Esperanto): louse
Ancestry of “laŭso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | louse | A small parasitic wingless insect of the order... |
| 2 | Middle English | lous | louse; A person or thing worthy of contempt or... |
| 3 | Old English | lūs | — |
| 4 | West Germanic | *lūs | — |
| 5 | Germanic | *lūs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |