Where does “latex” come from?

latex (French) comes from New Latin latex, from Latin latex — water; liquid, fluid; springs.

latex (French): latex milky sap of trees

Definitions

  1. latex milky sap of trees

Ancestry of “latex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinlatexclear fluid which is part of a humour or bodily...
2Latinlatexwater; liquid, fluid; springs

Words derived from “latex”

Every word from Latin latex →Every word from New Latin latex →