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Where does “Layout” come from?

Layout (German) comes from English layout, from English lay out, from English lay, from English Lee, from Irish Laoi, from Middle Irish láed, from English loid, from English celluloid.

Layout (German): layout

Definitions

  1. layout

Ancestry of “Layout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlayoutA structured arrangement of items within certain...
2Englishlay outTo expend or contribute money to an expense or...
3EnglishlayTo place down in a position of rest, or in a...
4EnglishLee—
5IrishLaoi—
6Middle Irishláed—
7EnglishloidA lock-picking tool made from a piece of...
8EnglishcelluloidAny of a variety of thermoplastics created from...
9EnglishcelluloseA complex carbohydrate that forms the main...
10Frenchcellulosecellulose
11Frenchcellulecell; table cell
12Latincellulasmall room, especially that of a slave; humble...
13Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
14Proto-Italic-olos—
15Proto-Italic-elos—
16Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
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