Where does “lacier” come from?

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

lacier (Old French): to lace

Definitions

  1. to lace

Ancestry of “lacier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlaqueodative singular of laqueus; ablative singular of...
2Latinlaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap
3Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare

Words derived from “lacier”

Every word from Proto-Italic lakw- →Every word from Latin laqueus →Every word from Latin laqueo →