Etymograph

English

lanx

Lanx comes from Latin lanx ‘dish, platter, plate’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElanx‘dish, platter, plate’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElanx‘dish, platter, plate’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin lanx ‘dish, platter, plate’

balance, satire

Today it means

noun A platter or dish for serving food in Ancient Rome.

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

Etymograph / Latin lanx / lanx

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