myEtymology.com: English etymology of layman

Etymology of the English word layman

the English word layman

derived from the English word lay

derived from the Old French word lai

derived from the Late Latin word laicus (lay, common; of the laity; layman, one not belonging to the priesthood, in orders)

derived from the Greek word laikos, λαϊκός

derived from the Greek word laos, λαός (a people)

derived from the Vulgar Church Latin word laicus

derived from the Greek word laikos, λαϊκός

derived from the Greek word laos, λαός (a people)

derived from the English word man

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *manwaz

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *man-

Dutch leek, French laic, German Laie, Icelandic leikmadur, Norwegian legmann, Swedish lekman