Where does “loar” come from?
loar (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin laudare, from Latin laudo, from Latin laus, from Proto-Indo-European lēwt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.
loar (Old Portuguese): to praise
Definitions
- to praise
Ancestry of “loar”, step by step
loar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin laudare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | laudare | present active infinitive of laudō; second-person... |
| 2 | Latin | laudo | I praise, laud, extol; I commend, honor; I... |
| 3 | Latin | laus | praise, glory, repute; fame; approbation,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lēwt- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |