Where does “laicidade” come from?

laicidade (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese laico, from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

laicidade (Portuguese): secularism

Definitions

  1. secularism

Ancestry of “laicidade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselaicolayman; lay; non-religious
2Latinlāicuslay (of the laity)
3Ancient Greekλαϊκόςof the people; popular
4Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
5Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →