The story
- Late Latin · borrowed fromlāticlāvium
- English todaylaticlave
Borrowed from Late Latin lāticlāvium, lāticlāvus, from lātus (“broad”) + clāvus (“purple stripe”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
laticlave
Today it means: A badge of two wide purple stripes, worn by senators and certain other high-ranking people in ancient Rome. Full definition →
Late Latin lāticlāvium