Where does “laceco” come from?

laceco (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto laca, from French las, from French hélas, from Old French elas, from Old French las, from Vulgar Latin laceum, from Latin laqueus, from Proto-Italic lakw- — to ensnare.

laceco (Esperanto): tiredness, weariness

Definitions

  1. tiredness, weariness

Ancestry of “laceco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantolacatired, weary
2Frenchlasweary, tired; alas
3Frenchhélasalas; exclamatory or declarative conjunction...
4Old Frenchelas—
5Old Frenchlasalas
6Vulgar Latinlaceum—
7Latinlaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap
8Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare
Every word from Proto-Italic lakw- →Every word from Latin laqueus →Every word from Vulgar Latin laceum →