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; lacing; maze ; web, network
Definitions
- lacis; lacing; maze ; web, network
Ancestry of “lacis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | lacer | to lace, to lace up |
| 2 | Middle French | lacer | — |
| 3 | Old French | lacier | to lace |
| 4 | Latin | laqueo | dative singular of laqueus; ablative singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | laqueus | noose; snare, gin, trap |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lakw- | to ensnare |
Words derived from “lacis”