Where does “las” come from?

las (Welsh) comes from English lace, from Middle English lace, from Old French las, from Vulgar Latin laceum, from Latin laqueus, from Proto-Italic lakw- — to ensnare.

las (Welsh): Soft mutation of glas

Definitions

  1. Soft mutation of glas

Ancestry of “las”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlaceA light fabric containing patterns of holes,...
2Middle Englishlace—
3Old Frenchlasalas
4Vulgar Latinlaceum—
5Latinlaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap
6Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare
Every word from Proto-Italic lakw- →Every word from Latin laqueus →Every word from Vulgar Latin laceum →