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Where does “Latte” come from?

Latte (German) comes from Middle High German latte, from Old High German lazza, from Proto-West Germanic *lattu.

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*lattu—

Words derived from “Latte”

  • lattenstramm
  • Morgenlatte
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