layer
English
/leɪə/, /ˈleɪ.ɚ/
noun
Definitions
- A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
- A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
- One of the items in a hierarchy.
- (computer graphics) one in a stack of (initially transparent) drawing surfaces that comprise an image; used to keep elements of an image separate so that they can be modified independently from one another.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English leyer suffix from English lay (meadow) root from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (lie, lie down, lay, be situated, recline, resting place, put down).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*legʰ-
Gloss
lie, lie down, lay, be situated, recline, resting place, put down
Concept
Semantic Field
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Ontological Category
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- allay English
- base English
- baselayer English
- belay English
- bilayer English
- bilayerlike English
- biolayer English
- block English
- blocklayer English
- brick English
- bricklayer English
- carpet English
- carpetlayer English
- egg English
- egglayer English
- epilayer English
- flatlay English
- forelay English
- forlay English
- gyrolayer English
- hemilayer English
- heterolayer English
- heteromonolayer English
- inlay English
- interbilayer English
- interlay English
- interlayer English
- intermonolayer English
- intralayer English
- lay English
- lay down English
- lay judge English
- lay out English
- layabout English
- layback English
- layerage English
- layerization English
- layerize English
- layerwise English
- layest English
- layeth English
- layflat English
- layland English
- layless English
- layman English
- layout English
- layover English
- layperson English
- layshaft English
- layship English
- laystall English
- laytime English
- layup English
- laywoman English
- metalayer English
- microlayer English
- mine English
- minelayer English
- mislay English
- monolayer English
- monolayerlike English
- multibilayer English
- multilayer English
- nanobilayer English
- nanolayer English
- nonbilayer English
- nonmultilayer English
- offlay English
- onlay English
- outlay English
- overlay English
- overlayer English
- pentalayer English
- pipe English
- pipelay English
- pipelayer English
- plate English
- platelayer English
- prelay English
- re-lay English
- stone English
- stonelayer English
- sublayer English
- submonolayer English
- superlayer English
- tetralayer English
- track English
- tracklayer English
- transbilayer English
- transmonolayer English
- tribolayer English
- trilayer English
- underlay English
- underlayer English
- unlay English
- uplay English
- waylay English
- lectus Latin
- Lager German
- Lagerbier German
- λέχομαι Ancient Greek
- λόχος Ancient Greek
- παραλέχομαι Ancient Greek
- *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *logʰeye- Proto-Indo-European
- *abalagjaną Proto-Germanic
- *lagjaną Proto-Germanic
- *lagą Proto-Germanic
- *legrą Proto-Germanic
- *ligjaną Proto-Germanic
- *lēgaz Proto-Germanic
- *lēgiþō Proto-Germanic
- *lōgą Proto-Germanic
- レイヤー Japanese
- laga Norwegian Nynorsk
- lage Norwegian Nynorsk
- lagom Norwegian Nynorsk
- legd Norwegian Nynorsk
- legde Norwegian Nynorsk
- legging Norwegian Nynorsk
- løye Norwegian Nynorsk
- liċġan Old English
- layen Middle English
- leyer Middle English
- brícléir Irish
- aflagliga Old Norse
- auralag Old Norse
- banalag Old Norse
- laga Old Norse
- lagaskipan Old Norse
- leggja Old Norse
- læging Old Norse
- lǫgeyrir Old Norse
- lǫgrétta Old Norse
- *leťi Proto-Slavic
- *ležati Proto-Slavic
- *logъ Proto-Slavic
- *lono Proto-Slavic
- *lǫgъ Proto-Slavic
- *perlogъ Proto-Slavic
- belagen Middle Dutch
- *legeti Proto-Celtic
- *lego- Proto-Celtic
- *legyom Proto-Celtic
- *legyā Proto-Celtic
- *logeyeti Proto-Celtic
- *uɸo-leg-s Proto-Celtic
- ложе Old East Slavic
- *lag- Proto-Albanian
- *lēga Proto-Albanian
- *legtei Proto-Balto-Slavic
- lesto Tocharian B
- lyäk- Tocharian B
- *liga Gaulish
- *liga xtg
- lay
- egg
- mine
- pipe
- base
- layup
- plate
- block
- brick
- track
- uplay
- allay
- unlay
- stone
- onlay
- belay
- inlay
- prelay
- carpet
- offlay
- layeth
- layest
- forlay
- re-lay
- outlay
- waylay
- layout
- layman
- mislay
- lay out
- pipelay
- bilayer
- layflat
- layship
- overlay
- layless
- layback
- laytime
- layland
- flatlay
- forelay
- layover
- laywoman
- epilayer
- sublayer
- interlay
- trilayer
- underlay
- layshaft
- layerage
- laystall
- layabout
- lay down
- egglayer
- layerize
- biolayer
- hemilayer
- layerwise
- overlayer
- baselayer
- layperson
- pipelayer
- gyrolayer
- monolayer
- nanolayer
- minelayer
- metalayer
- lay judge
- stonelayer
- interlayer
- tracklayer
- bricklayer
- tetralayer
- microlayer
- platelayer
- underlayer
- multilayer
- intralayer
- nonbilayer
- blocklayer
- tribolayer
- pentalayer
- superlayer
- bilayerlike
- carpetlayer
- nanobilayer
- heterolayer
- interbilayer
- submonolayer
- transbilayer
- multibilayer
- layerization
- monolayerlike
- nonmultilayer
- intermonolayer
- transmonolayer
- heteromonolayer