We had an entrelac workshop at the Coventry Knit-Wits meet up last week and we were speculating the origins of the word 'entrelac'. We even consulted the resident French member of the group who was similarly mystified.
As I was cycling in this morning, my mind wondered back to the discussion - I'm not sure why exactly - and it struck me "Entre - into, Lac - Lace? Possibly, interwoven lace? Interlaced?"
Curiousity well and truely piqued and being someone who's always interested in the origin of words I looked it up...
en·tre·lac
–noun
a decorative border of interlaced garlands and leaves.
[Origin: F; akin to entrelacer to interlace]
So there you have it, my half remembered French obviously came through - eventually. :)
Well done, must be getting more confident on the bike if you can work things out like that.
ReplyDeleteHmm, I'd always wondered that myself. Another etymological mystery solved!
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