Where does “lata” come from?

lata (Galician) comes 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.

lata (Galician): slat, lath, board; beam; beam or pole of the...

Definitions

  1. slat, lath, board; beam; beam or pole of the...

Ancestry of “lata”, step by step

lata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French latte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlattelath; slat; ruler
2Middle Frenchlatte—
3Old Frenchlattea lath
4Frankish*lattu—
5Proto-Germaniclaþôboard; shelf; bar; shutter
6Proto-Indo-European(s)lat-beam; log

via Vulgar Latin latta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinlattalath
2Old Frenchlate—
3Frankishlattaa lath
4Proto-Germaniclaþþōboard; plank; ledge

Words derived from “lata”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laþô →Every word from Frankish *lattu →