Where does “lattuca” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lattuca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlactūcalettuce (Lactuca sativa), wolf's milk (Lactuca maritima), and other Lactuca species
2Latinlácmilk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk

Words derived from “lattuca

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵláktsEvery word from Latin lácEvery word from Latin lactūca