Where does “lame” come from?

lame (Middle French) comes from Latin lāmina, from Latin laminam — accusative singular of lāmina.

Ancestry of “lame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlāminaa thin piece or sheet of metal, wood, marble, etc.; a plate, leaf, layer
2Latinlaminamaccusative singular of lāmina

Words derived from “lame”

Every word from Latin laminam →Every word from Latin lāmina →