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.
Ancestry of “lachet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | lachet | — |
| 2 | Old French | lacet | — |
| 3 | Old French | laz | lace |
| 4 | Old French | lacier | to lace |
| 5 | Latin | laqueo | dative singular of laqueus; ablative singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | laqueus | noose; snare, gin, trap |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lakw- | to ensnare |