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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	lactūca	—
2	Latin	lác	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	ǵlákts	milk

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