Where does “レース” come from?
レース (Japanese) comes from English lace, from Middle English lace, from Old French las, from Vulgar Latin laceum, from Latin laqueus, from Proto-Italic lakw- — to ensnare.
レース (Japanese): lace; lathe; race
Ancestry of “レース”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lace | A light fabric containing patterns of holes,... |
| 2 | Middle English | lace | — |
| 3 | Old French | las | alas |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | laceum | — |
| 5 | Latin | laqueus | noose; snare, gin, trap |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lakw- | to ensnare |