Where does “lacis” come from?

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

lacis (French): lacis

Definitions

  1. lacis

Ancestry of “lacis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlacerto lace, to lace up
2Middle Frenchlacer
3Old Frenchlacierto lace
4Latinlaqueodative singular of laqueus; ablative singular of...
5Latinlaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap
6Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare

Words derived from “lacis

Every word from Proto-Italic lakw-Every word from Latin laqueusEvery word from Latin laqueo