Etymology of the English word layperson
the English word
laypersonderived from the English word
laymanderived from the English word
layderived from the Old French word
laiderived 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
laicusderived from the Greek word
laikos, λαϊκός
derived from the Greek word
laos, λαός (a people)
derived from the English word
manderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*manwazderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*man-Usage
Word found in Modern English
