Where does “leac” come from?

leac (Irish) comes from Old Irish lecc, from Latin Leucum, from Gaulish leux, from Proto-Celtic leuxs, from Proto-Indo-European léwks — something bright, white.

leac (Irish): large, flat stone; slab paving stone; flagstone

Definitions

  1. large, flat stone; slab paving stone; flagstone

Ancestry of “leac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlecc—
2LatinLeucum—
3Gaulishleuxlight
4Proto-Celticleuxs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléwkssomething bright, white

Words derived from “leac”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwks →Every word from Proto-Celtic leuxs →Every word from Gaulish leux →