Where does “laace” come from?
laace (Middle English) comes from Middle English las, from Old French laz, from Old French lacier, from Latin laqueo, from Latin laqueus, from Proto-Italic lakw- — to ensnare.
Ancestry of “laace”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | las | — |
| 2 | Old French | laz | lace |
| 3 | Old French | lacier | to lace |
| 4 | Latin | laqueo | dative singular of laqueus; ablative singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | laqueus | noose; snare, gin, trap |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lakw- | to ensnare |
Words derived from “laace”