Where does “ladaĵo” come from?
ladaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto lado, from Italian latta, from Old High German latta, from Proto-West Germanic *lattu.
ladaĵo (Esperanto): tinware
Ancestry of “ladaĵo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | lado | sheet metal |
| 2 | Italian | latta | tin, can |
| 3 | Old High German | latta | lath |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *lattu | — |