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Where does “laitue” come from?

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

laitue (Old French): lettuce

Definitions

  1. lettuce

Ancestry of “laitue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlactūca—
2Latinlác—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk

Words derived from “laitue”

  • lettuce
  • lettucelike
  • lettucey
  • lettuceless
  • laitue
  • レタス
  • latuw
  • letys
  • letuse
  • leitís
  • letys
  • laitue
  • latuwe
  • Laitue
  • uletisi
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