English
lathy
From lath + -y.
Formed from lath + -y
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
adj Like a lath; long and slender.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lathy