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Where does “latun” come from?

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

latun (Middle English): Alternative form of latoun

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of latoun

Ancestry of “latun”, step by step

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

Words derived from “latun”

  • latten
  • laton
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