Etymology of the English word latchet
the English word
latchetderived from the Old French word
lacetderived from the French word
lacsderived from the Latin word
laqueus (noose; snare, trap)
derived from the Latin word
lacerederived from the Old French word
laceusing the French suffix
-etderived from the Old French word
lachetderived from the Old French word
lazderived from the Latin word
laqueus (noose; snare, trap)
derived from the Latin word
lacerederived from the Old French word
lasderived from the Latin word
lassus (tired, weary; languid)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*le-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*lē-derived from the Latin root
*laceumderived from the Latin word
laqueus (noose; snare, trap)
derived from the Latin word
lacereDate
The earliest known usage of latchet in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
