Where does “lacer” come from?

lacer (French) comes from Middle French lacer, from Old French lacier, from Latin laqueo, from Latin laqueus, from Proto-Italic lakw- — to ensnare.

lacer (French): to lace, to lace up

Definitions

  1. to lace, to lace up

Ancestry of “lacer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchlacer—
2Old Frenchlacierto lace
3Latinlaqueodative singular of laqueus; ablative singular of...
4Latinlaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap
5Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare

Words derived from “lacer”

Every word from Proto-Italic lakw- →Every word from Latin laqueus →Every word from Latin laqueo →