An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Latz

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, L
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Latz

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Latz.

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2518782An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, L — LatzJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Latz, masculine, ‘stomacher, bodice,’ first occurs in early Modern High German from Romance (French lacet, masculine, ‘lace, stay-lace,’ whence English lace; Italian laccio, ‘cord’; the primary word is Latin laqueus, ‘noose, snare’).