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
- A clear liquid believed to be a component of a...
Ancestry of “latex”, step by step
latex traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tex | A milligram per meter, a unit of linear mass... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τέχνη | craft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |