Where does “latoun” come from?
latoun (Middle English) comes from Old French laton, from Arabic لَاطُون, from Old Turkic 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣, from Proto-Turkic altun — gold.
latoun (Middle English): latten; often seen as the same as orichalcum
Definitions
- latten; often seen as the same as orichalcum
Ancestry of “latoun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | laton | — |
| 2 | Arabic | لَاطُون | copper, copper alloy; copper; copper alloy |
| 3 | Old Turkic | 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣 | gold; golden |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | altun | gold |
Words derived from “latoun”