Where does “lattughella” come from?

lattughella (Italian) comes from Italian lattuga, from Old Italian lattuca, from Latin lactūca, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

lattughella (Italian): The plant "Valerianella locusta"; corn salad,...

Definitions

  1. The plant "Valerianella locusta"; corn salad,...

Ancestry of “lattughella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlattugalettuce
2Old Italianlattuca—
3Latinlactūcalettuce (Lactuca sativa), wolf's milk (Lactuca maritima), and other Lactuca species
4Latinlácmilk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts →Every word from Latin lác →Every word from Latin lactūca →