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Where does “latex” come from?

Latex comes from New Latin latex, from Latin latex meaning fluid or liquid.

latex (English): A clear liquid believed to be a component of a...

Definitions

  1. A clear liquid believed to be a component of a...

Ancestry of “latex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtexA milligram per meter, a unit of linear mass...
2Ancient Greekτέχνηcraft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile
3Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
4Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
5Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “latex”

  • nonlatex
  • latexwear
  • nanolatex
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