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

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of lato

Ancestry of “late”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlatoside; wide, broad; broad
2Latinlātuswide, broad
3LatincaudaA tail
4Proto-Italickaudātail
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →