Where does “laude” come from?

laude (Spanish) comes from Latin Laus, from Ancient Greek Λαός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

laude (Spanish): tombstone; praise

Definitions

  1. tombstone; praise

Ancestry of “laude”, step by step

laude traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Laus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLauspraise, glory, repute
2Ancient GreekΛαόςpeople; people assembled
3Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

via Latin lapis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlapisa stone; a milestone; a boundary stone
2Proto-Italic*lapetsstone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂-