The story
- Latin · derived fromlater“brick”
- English todaylaterite
Words from the same roots
Latinlater all →
latosol
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
laterite
Today it means: A red hard or gravel-like soil or subsoil formed in the tropics that has been leached of soluble minerals leaving insoluble iron and aluminium oxides and hydroxides; used to make bricks and roads. Full definition →
Latin later