leek

Dutch (Brabantic)

/leːk/

noun

Definitions

layman, non-clergyman
layman, non-expert, amateur

Etymology

Derived from Latin lāicus (lay, layman, unconsecrated, laic) derived from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (of the people, popular).

Origin

Ancient Greek

λαϊκός

Gloss

of the people, popular

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

laicus Latin
lāicus Latin
laico Italian
lekenvroomheid Dutch, Flemish
vroomheid Dutch, Flemish
laico Spanish, Castilian
λαϊκός Ancient Greek
leikr Old Norse
láech Old Irish