English
lathwork
From lath + -work.
Formed from lath + -work
Proto-Indo-European *(s)lat-
Proto-Germanic *laþô ‘shoot’
Proto-West Germanic *lattu ‘board, plank, ledge, slat, bar, shelf’
Old English lætt
Middle English laththe
English lath
Today it means
noun A covering of laths (strips)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lathwork