Where does “latten” come from?

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

latten (English): An alloy of copper and tin, similar to bronze,...

Definitions

  1. An alloy of copper and tin, similar to bronze,...

Ancestry of “latten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishlatenAlternative form of latoun
2Old Frenchlaton—
3Arabicلَاطُونcopper, copper alloy; copper; copper alloy
4Old Turkic𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣gold; golden
5Proto-Turkicaltungold

Words derived from “latten”

Every word from Proto-Turkic altun →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣 →Every word from Arabic لَاطُون →