Etymology of the English word shellac
the English word
shellacderived from the English word
lacderived from the Dutch word
lakderived from the Old French word
lacderived from the Latin word
lacus (lake; basin, tank, tub)
derived from the English word
shellderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skel-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*skaljoDate
The earliest known usage of shellac in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
shellackingCognates
Dutch
schellak, Dutch
schel, German
Schellack, Norwegian
skjellakk, Swedish
schellackUsage
Word found in Modern English
