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
Ancestry of “lacer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | lacer | — |
| 2 | Old French | lacier | to lace |
| 3 | Latin | laqueo | dative singular of laqueus; ablative singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | laqueus | noose; snare, gin, trap |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lakw- | to ensnare |
Words derived from “lacer”