Where does “laț” come from?

laț (Romanian) comes from Latin lātus, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

laț (Romanian): snare; noose; loop

Definitions

  1. snare; noose; loop

Ancestry of “laț”, step by step

laț traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lātus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlātuswide, broad
2LatincaudaA tail
3Proto-Italickaudātail
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

via Vulgar Latin laceum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinlaceum—
2Latinlaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap
3Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare

Words derived from “laț”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →