laura (English)

Where does "laura" come from?

The English noun 'laura' comes from the Late Latin 'laura'[1]. This Late Latin term traces back to the Ancient Greek 'λαύρα'[1], which meant 'lane, path'[1].

Open questions

• The Ancient Greek term is considered to be of Pre-Greek origin. [2]

Full etymology tree

• laura (English), 'A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior'
  • borrowed laura (Latin), 'monastery, convent, laura'
    • borrowed λαύρα (laúra) (Ancient Greek), 'alley, lane, passage'
      • derived (Pre-Greek)

Ancestors

• laura (Latin)
• λαύρα (Ancient Greek)

Related words

• monastery (English)

Sources

1. laura (English) - Wiktionary
2. λαύρα (laúra) (Ancient Greek) - Wiktionary

Updated October 2026

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