köken: Inherited from Middle French lai, from Old French lai (“song, lyric, poem”), from Frankish *laik, *laih (“play, melody, song”), from Proto-Germanic *laikaz, *laikiz (“jump, play, dance, hymn”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“to jump, spring, play”). Akin to Old High German leih (“a play, skit, melody, song”), Middle High German leich (“piece of music, epic song played on a harp”), Old English…
köken: Borrowed from Latin lāicus (“lay; unconsecrated”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”). Doublet of lego.
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *lāwós Ancient Greek λᾱός (lāós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek λᾱῐ̈κός (lāĭ̈kós)bor. Latin lāicuslbor. Portuguese laico Learned borrowing from Latin lāicus. Doublet of the inherited leigo.