English
lacework
From lace + -work.
A compound of lace + -work
Proto-Italic *lakʷ- ‘to ensnare’
Latin laqueus ‘noose’
Vulgar Latin *laceum
Old French las ‘alas’
Middle English lace
English lace
Today it means
noun A piece or example of lace.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lacework