Where does “las” come from?

las (French) comes from French hélas, from Old French elas, from Old French las, from Vulgar Latin laceum, from Latin laqueus, from Proto-Italic lakw- — to ensnare.

las (French): weary, tired; alas

Definitions

  1. weary, tired; alas

Ancestry of “las”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhélasalas; exclamatory or declarative conjunction...
2Old Frenchelas—
3Old Frenchlasalas
4Vulgar Latinlaceum—
5Latinlaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap
6Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare

Words derived from “las”

Every word from Proto-Italic lakw- →Every word from Latin laqueus →Every word from Vulgar Latin laceum →