Etymology of the English word laywoman
the English word
laywomanderived 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
womanderived from the English word
manderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*manwazderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*man-derived from the English word
wifederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghwībh-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wibanderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghwibh-Usage
Word found in Modern English
