Latin

laus

‘praise, commendation’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin laus.

10 English words in this record descend from Latin laus, most familiar first.

• loos ← los
• laudable ← laudabilis ← laudō
• laud ← lauden ← lauder ← laudō
• laudate ← laudātus ← laudō
• laudation ← laudatio ← laudō
• allaud ← allaudō ← laudō
• collaud ← collaudāre ← laudō
• laudator ← laudō
• laudits ← laudite ← laudō
• lowable ← louable ← louer ← louer ← loer

Etymograph / Latin laus