laïc

French

noun

Definitions

layman

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laicus (lay) borrowed from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (of the people, popular).

Origin

Ancient Greek

λαϊκός

Gloss

of the people, popular

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

laicity English
laicus Latin
lāicus Latin
laikus Hungarian
laicamente Italian
laicista Italian
laicistico Italian
laicità Italian
laicizzare Italian
laico Italian
laïcat French
laïcité French
lego Spanish, Castilian
λαϊκός Ancient Greek
laik Polish
leikr Old Norse
laický Czech
laiko Esperanto