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Where does “laico” come from?

laico (Latin) comes from Latin laicus, 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.

laico (Latin): dative masculine singular of lāicus; dative...

Definitions

  1. dative masculine singular of lāicus; dative...

Ancestry of “laico”, step by step

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