Where does “latex” come from?

latex (New Latin) comes from Latin latex — water; liquid, fluid; springs.

latex (New Latin): clear fluid which is part of a humour or bodily...

Definitions

  1. clear fluid which is part of a humour or bodily...

Ancestry of “latex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlatexwater; liquid, fluid; springs

Words derived from “latex

Every word from Latin latex