English
lauric
Lauric comes from Latin laurus ‘laurel’, and goes back to Old Latin dacrus.
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEdacrus
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElaurus‘laurel’
- Englishtodaylauric
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEdacrus
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElaurus‘laurel’
- Englishtodaylauric
Linked words
through Latin laurus ‘laurel’
Today it means
adj Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel (Laurus nobilis)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Latin dacrus / lauric