Where does “late” come from?
late (Italian) comes from Italian lato, from Latin lātus, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.
late (Italian): feminine plural of lato
Ancestry of “late”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | lato | side; wide, broad; broad |
| 2 | Latin | lātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | cauda | A tail |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kaudā | tail |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂udeh₂ | — |