Where does “loos” come from?
loos (Old French) comes from Latin laudes, from Latin laus, from Proto-Indo-European lēwt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.
Ancestry of “loos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | laudes | nominative plural of laus; accusative plural of... |
| 2 | Latin | laus | praise, glory, repute; fame; approbation,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lēwt- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |