Where does “elas” come from?

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

Ancestry of “elas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlasalas
2Vulgar Latinlaceum—
3Latinlaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap
4Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare

Words derived from “elas”

Every word from Proto-Italic lakw- →Every word from Latin laqueus →Every word from Vulgar Latin laceum →