Where does “lachet” come from?

lachet (Middle English) comes from Old French lachet, from Old French lacet, from Old French laz, from Old French lacier, from Latin laqueo, from Latin laqueus, from Proto-Italic lakw- — to ensnare.

lachet (Middle English): latchet

Definitions

  1. latchet

Ancestry of “lachet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlachet—
2Old Frenchlacet—
3Old Frenchlazlace
4Old Frenchlacierto lace
5Latinlaqueodative singular of laqueus; ablative singular of...
6Latinlaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap
7Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare

Words derived from “lachet”

Every word from Proto-Italic lakw- →Every word from Latin laqueus →Every word from Latin laqueo →