Where does “laton” come from?

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

Ancestry of “laton”, step by step

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

Words derived from “laton

Every word from Proto-Turkic altunEvery word from Old Turkic 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣Every word from Arabic لَاطُون