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laïc.

secular, lay, laic

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/la.ik/

  1. secular, lay, laic

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *lāwós Ancient Greek λᾱός (lāós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek λᾱῐ̈κός (lāĭ̈kós)bor. Ecclesiastical Latin laicusbor. French laïc Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin laicus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós).

noun/la.ik/

  1. layman

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *lāwós Ancient Greek λᾱός (lāós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek λᾱῐ̈κός (lāĭ̈kós)bor. Ecclesiastical Latin laicusbor. French laïc Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin laicus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós).

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