Where does “letys” come from?

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

letys (Middle English): Alternative form of letuse

Definitions

Alternative form of letuse

Ancestry of “letys”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	letuse	lettuce; The leaves of the lettuce used as...
2	Old French	laitue	lettuce
3	Latin	lactūca	lettuce (Lactuca sativa), wolf's milk (Lactuca maritima), and other Lactuca species
4	Latin	lác	milk
5	Proto-Indo-European	ǵlákts	milk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts →Every word from Latin lác →Every word from Latin lactūca →