Where does “lies” come from?
lies (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin lias, from Gaulish ligyā, from Proto-Celtic legyā, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
lies (Old French): oblique plural of lie; nominative plural of lie
Definitions
- oblique plural of lie; nominative plural of lie
Ancestry of “lies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | lias | lees, dregs; second-person singular present... |
| 2 | Gaulish | ligyā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | legyā | layer |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
Words derived from “lies”