Where does “latex” come from?

latex (Romanian) comes from French latex, from New Latin latex, from Latin latex — water; liquid, fluid; springs.

latex (Romanian): latex

Definitions

  1. latex

Ancestry of “latex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlatexlatex milky sap of trees
2New Latinlatexclear fluid which is part of a humour or bodily...
3Latinlatexwater; liquid, fluid; springs
Every word from Latin latex →Every word from New Latin latex →Every word from French latex →