Where does “laïc” come from?

laïc (French) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin laicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

laïc (French): layman

Definitions

  1. layman

Ancestry of “laïc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ecclesiastical Latinlaicuslay; unconsecrated
2Ancient Greekλαϊκόςof the people; popular
3Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
4Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “laïc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →