Where does “lateste” come from?
lateste (Middle English) comes from Middle English late, from Old English late, from Old English læt, from Proto-Germanic lētaz, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.
lateste (Middle English): latest
Definitions
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Ancestry of “lateste”, step by step
lateste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English late
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | late | Manner; behaviour; outward appearance or aspect;... |
| 2 | Old English | late | slow(ly) |
| 3 | Old English | læt | slow; slack, lax, negligent; late |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lētaz | freeman; bondsman; serf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |