English
lateritious
Lateritious comes from Latin latericius ‘brick, brickwork’, and goes back to later.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElater‘brick’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElatericius‘brick, brickwork’
- Englishtodaylateritious
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElater‘brick’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElatericius‘brick, brickwork’
- Englishtodaylateritious
Every English word from Latin later
Today it means
adj Of the reddish color of bricks.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin later / lateritious