Where does “lattener” come from?
lattener (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.
lattener (English): A metalworker who makes articles from latten
Definitions
- A metalworker who makes articles from latten
Ancestry of “lattener”, step by step
lattener traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English latten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | latten | An alloy of copper and tin, similar to bronze,... |
| 2 | Middle English | laten | Alternative form of latoun |
| 3 | Old French | laton | — |
| 4 | Arabic | لَاطُون | copper, copper alloy; copper; copper alloy |
| 5 | Old Turkic | 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣 | gold; golden |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | altun | gold |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |