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Where does “laceum” come from?
laceum (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin laqueus, from Proto-Italic lakw- — to ensnare.
Ancestry of “laceum”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
laqueus
noose; snare, gin, trap
2
Proto-Italic
lakw-
to ensnare
Words derived from “laceum”
lace
alas
necklace
lass
lasso
lacy
Lassie
shoelace
lacework
unlace
bootlace
lacelike
lacewing
lacemaking
lacemaker
necklaced
belaced
laceless
laceman
lacer
lassy
staylace
lacebark
lacery
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