Where does “lat” come from?
Lat is of obscure origin, with proposed connections through English latitude and French latrine to Latin latus meaning "wide" and ultimately Proto-Indo-European lewh₃-.
lat (English): A staff, particularly one of an Indian kind; A...
Definitions
- A staff, particularly one of an Indian kind; A...
Ancestry of “lat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | लाट | governor; Alternative form of लाठ |
| 2 | Bengali | লাট | — |
| 3 | English | Lord | "An interjection variously expressing... |
| 4 | Middle English | lord | lord; Lord |
| 5 | Old English | hlāford | lord |
| 6 | Old English | hlāfweard | lord, master, husband |
| 7 | Old English | weard | guard; guard, the action of looking out for... |
| 8 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 9 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 11 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 12 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |