Where does “laten” come from?

laten (Middle English) comes from Old French laton, from Arabic لَاطُون, from Old Turkic 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣, from Proto-Turkic altun — gold.

laten (Middle English): Alternative form of latoun

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of latoun

Ancestry of “laten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlaton—
2Arabicلَاطُونcopper, copper alloy; copper; copper alloy
3Old Turkic𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣gold; golden
4Proto-Turkicaltungold

Words derived from “laten”

Every word from Proto-Turkic altun →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣 →Every word from Arabic لَاطُون →