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
3Latinlactūcalettuce (Lactuca sativa), wolf's milk (Lactuca maritima), and other Lactuca species
4Latinlácmilk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts →Every word from Latin lác →Every word from Latin lactūca →