Where does “lic” come from?
lic (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic leac, from Old Irish lecc, from Latin Leucum, from Gaulish leux, from Proto-Celtic leuxs, from Proto-Indo-European léwks.
lic (Scottish Gaelic): dative of leac
Ancestry of “lic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | leac | slab; ledge; flagstone, paving stone |
| 2 | Old Irish | lecc | — |
| 3 | Latin | Leucum | — |
| 4 | Gaulish | leux | light |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | leuxs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | léwks | — |