Would it be at all possible for Latin lacio "pull, lure" (cf. illicio, laqueus, lacesso, lacto) to be related with Greek ἕλκω "draw, pull"? Wiktionary suggests no cognates of lacio are known, so there probably is no established relation, but I am curious whether this would be at al possible.
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ἕλκω is thought to be from a root *selk-, which actually has a Latin derivative in sulcus "furrow" (Gk. ὅλκος). As far as I can see there's no regular way to derive laciō from *selk-. (BTW de Vaan argues that laqueus is unrelated to the family of laciō because of the qu.)
