Where does “abrelatas” come from?
abrelatas (Galician) comes from Galician lata, from French latte, from Middle French latte, from Old French latte, from Frankish *lattu, from Proto-Germanic laþô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lat- — beam; log.
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Ancestry of “abrelatas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | lata | slat, lath, board; beam; beam or pole of the... |
| 2 | French | latte | lath; slat; ruler |
| 3 | Middle French | latte | — |
| 4 | Old French | latte | a lath |
| 5 | Frankish | *lattu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laþô | board; shelf; bar; shutter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lat- | beam; log |