Where does “leigo” come from?

leigo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese leigo, 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.

leigo (Portuguese): layman; lay; non-religious

Definitions

  1. layman; lay; non-religious

Ancestry of “leigo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseleigo
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

Words derived from “leigo

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