Where does “las” come from?

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

las (Old French): alas

Definitions

  1. alas

Ancestry of “las”, step by step

las traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin laceum

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

via Latin lassus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlassusweary, faint, tired; exhausted, used up
2Proto-Indo-Europeanled-slow; weary

Words derived from “las”

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