Where does “lanac” come from?

lanac (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Middle High German lanne, from Old High German lanna, from Vulgar Latin lanna, from Latin lāmina, from Latin laminam — accusative singular of lāmina.

lanac (Serbo-Croatian): chain

Definitions

  1. chain

Ancestry of “lanac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlannechain
2Old High Germanlannametal sheet, platelet; chain
3Vulgar Latinlanna—
4Latinlāminaa thin piece or sheet of metal, wood, marble, etc.; a plate, leaf, layer
5Latinlaminamaccusative singular of lāmina
Every word from Latin laminam →Every word from Latin lāmina →Every word from Vulgar Latin lanna →