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Where does “latuw” come from?

latuw (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch latuwe, from Old French laitue, from Latin lactūca, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

latuw (Dutch): lettuce

Definitions

  1. lettuce

Ancestry of “latuw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlatuwe—
2Old Frenchlaituelettuce
3Latinlactūca—
4Latinlác—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts →