Where does “*laigo-” come from?
*laigo- (Vulgar Latin) comes 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.
Ancestry of “*laigo-”, step by step
*laigo- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin lāicus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lāicus | lay (of the laity) |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λαϊκός | of the people; popular |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |
via Late Latin laicus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | laicus | of the people; lay, layman, laic |