Where does “lame” come from?

lame (Friulian) comes from Latin lāmina, from Latin laminam — accusative singular of lāmina.

lame (Friulian): blade

Definitions

  1. blade

Ancestry of “lame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlāminaa thin piece or sheet of metal, wood, marble, etc.; a plate, leaf, layer
2Latinlaminamaccusative singular of lāmina
Every word from Latin laminamEvery word from Latin lāmina