Where does “lacet” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lacet”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lacet

Every word from Proto-Italic lakw-Every word from Latin laqueusEvery word from Latin laqueo
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