Where does “laz” come from?

laz (Middle French) comes from Old French las, from Vulgar Latin laceum, from Latin laqueus, from Proto-Italic lakw- — to ensnare.

laz (Middle French): wretched; miserable; tired; fatigued

Definitions

  1. wretched; miserable; tired; fatigued

Ancestry of “laz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlasalas
2Vulgar Latinlaceum—
3Latinlaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap
4Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare
Every word from Proto-Italic lakw- →Every word from Latin laqueus →Every word from Vulgar Latin laceum →