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Where does “laicistico” come from?

laicistico (Italian) comes from Italian laico, from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

laicistico (Italian): lay , laical

Definitions

  1. lay , laical

Ancestry of “laicistico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlaicolay; secular; layman
2Latinlāicus—
3Ancient Greekλαϊκόςof the people; popular
4Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
5Proto-Helleniclāwós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
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