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 narrow board or strip, usually of wood

Definitions

  1. batten; lath; slat narrow board or strip, usually of wood

Ancestry of “latte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High GermanLatte—
2Old High Germanlazza—
3Proto-West Germanic*lattuboard, plank, ledge, slat, bar, shelf

Words derived from “latte”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *lattu →Every word from Old High German lazza →Every word from Middle High German Latte →