Where does “latuwe” come from?

latuwe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French laitue, from Latin lactūca, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

Ancestry of “latuwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlaituelettuce
2Latinlactūcalettuce (Lactuca sativa), wolf's milk (Lactuca maritima), and other Lactuca species
3Latinlácmilk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk

Words derived from “latuwe

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵláktsEvery word from Latin lácEvery word from Latin lactūca