Where does “lez” come from?

lez (French) comes from Old French lez, from Late Latin latus, from Latin lātus, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

lez (French): next to, near

Definitions

  1. next to, near

Ancestry of “lez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlezside
2Late Latinlatusnext to, beside; perfect passive participle of...
3Latinlātuswide, broad
4LatincaudaA tail
5Proto-Italickaudātail
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

Words derived from “lez”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →