{"era":"current","word":"lace","meaning":"A cord or string used to draw together two edges or fasten something.","children":[{"era":"1200s","word":"laz","meaning":"noose, snare","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"laqueus","meaning":"noose, snare","children":[{"era":null,"word":"*plek-","meaning":"to plait, to weave","children":[],"language":"Proto-Indo-European"}],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Old French"}],"language":"Modern English"}