Etymograph

English

lanate

Lanate comes from Latin lānātus ‘woolly’, from lāna ‘wool’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂welh₁-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂‘wool’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wlānāreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElāna‘wool’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElānātus‘woolly’
  6. Englishtodaylanate

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂welh₁-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂‘wool’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wlānāreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElāna‘wool’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElānātus‘woolly’
  6. Englishtodaylanate

first attested First attested in 1760 (as stated in the etymology)

The story

First attested in 1760; borrowed from Latin lānātus (‘woolly’), from lāna, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-

value, wild, equivalent, valid, velvet, vale, avail, valuation, wield, fluff, valiant, vail, valour, cuckold, woolen, velour, valorous, lanolin, 42 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ ‘wool’

wool, flannel, woll, 12 more

Today it means

adj Covered in or composed of woolly hairs.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- / lanate

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