English
lattice
Lattice comes from Middle French lattis ‘lathing’, from Old French latte ‘a lath’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)latn-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)latn-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*laþô‘board’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*lattu‘a lath’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400latte‘a lath’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400lattis
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘lathing’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500latis
- Englishearliest quotation 1826lattice
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)latn-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*laþô‘board’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*lattu‘a lath’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400latte‘a lath’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400lattis
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘lathing’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500latis
- Englishearliest quotation 1826lattice
Earliest quotation: 1826, Mary Shelley, London: Henry Colburn: “It was now in ruin: the deer had climbed…”
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *laþô ‘board’
Today it means
noun A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)latn- / lattice