Where does “Latte” come from?

Latte (German) comes from Middle High German latte, from Old High German lazza, from Proto-West Germanic *lattu — board, plank, ledge, slat, bar, shelf.

Latte (German): batten; lath; slat; erection

Definitions

  1. batten; lath; slat; erection

Ancestry of “Latte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlatte—
2Old High Germanlazza—
3Proto-West Germanic*lattuboard, plank, ledge, slat, bar, shelf
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *lattu →Every word from Old High German lazza →Every word from Middle High German latte →