Where does “latte” come from?

latte (Sardinian) comes from Late Latin lactis, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

latte (Sardinian): milk

Definitions

  1. milk

Ancestry of “latte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinlactis
2Latinlácmilk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵláktsEvery word from Latin lácEvery word from Late Latin lactis
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