Where does “shredduce” come from?
shredduce (English) comes from English lettuce, from Middle English letuse, from Old French laitue, from Latin lactūca, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.
shredduce (English): Shredded lettuce, especially on a burger or sandwich
Definitions
- Shredded lettuce, especially on a burger or sandwich
Ancestry of “shredduce”, step by step
shredduce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lettuce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lettuce | An edible plant, "Lactuca sativa" and its close... |
| 2 | Middle English | letuse | lettuce; The leaves of the lettuce used as... |
| 3 | Old French | laitue | lettuce |
| 4 | Latin | lactūca | lettuce (Lactuca sativa), wolf's milk (Lactuca maritima), and other Lactuca species |
| 5 | Latin | lác | milk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵlákts | milk |
via English shredded
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shredded | simple past tense and past participle of shred;... |