Lacer
/ˈleɪ.sər/noun
A person or thing that laces something, or a shoe or garment fastener.
Did you know?Lacer ultimately traces back to Latin *laqueus*, meaning “noose” or “snare,” so the family behind it began with trapping, not fashion.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leg-
“to gather, collect, bind”
Latin
Latin
laqueus
“a noose, snare, or looped trap”
Old French
Old French
las
“a noose, cord, or snare”
Middle English
English
lacen
“to fasten with a lace; to bind”
Modern English
English
lacer
“one who laces or fastens with laces”