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Where does “leac” come from?

leac (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish lecc, from Latin Leucum, from Gaulish leux, from Proto-Celtic leuxs, from Proto-Indo-European léwks.

leac (Scottish Gaelic): slab; ledge; flagstone, paving stone

Definitions

  1. slab; ledge; flagstone, paving stone

Ancestry of “leac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlecc—
2LatinLeucum—
3Gaulishleuxlight
4Proto-Celticleuxs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléwks—

Words derived from “leac”

  • lic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwks →