English

laqueus

Laqueus comes from Latin laqueus ‘noose’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *lakʷ- ‘to ensnare’.

Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lakʷ-‘to ensnare’reconstructed
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElaqueus‘noose’
Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lakʷ-‘to ensnare’reconstructed
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElaqueus‘noose’
Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *lakʷ- ‘to ensnare’

interlace, 4 more

through Latin laqueus ‘noose’

lace, lash, lasso, 6 more

Today it means

noun The lasso used by a laquearius.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *lakʷ- / laqueus

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