Where does “las” come from?

las (Old Occitan) comes from Latin lassus, from Proto-Indo-European led- — slow; weary.

las (Old Occitan): the

Definitions

  1. the

Ancestry of “las”, step by step

las traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lassus

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

via Latin illās

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinillās
Every word from Proto-Indo-European led-Every word from Latin lassus