Where does “laton” come from?

laton (English) comes from English latten, from Middle English laten, from Old French laton, from Arabic لَاطُون, from Old Turkic 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣, from Proto-Turkic altun — gold.

laton (English): Alternative form of latten

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of latten

Ancestry of “laton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlattenAn alloy of copper and tin, similar to bronze,...
2Middle EnglishlatenAlternative form of latoun
3Old Frenchlaton—
4Arabicلَاطُونcopper, copper alloy; copper; copper alloy
5Old Turkic𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣gold; golden
6Proto-Turkicaltungold
Every word from Proto-Turkic altun →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣 →Every word from Arabic لَاطُون →