Etymology

lettice

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Today it means: A kind of whitish-grey fur from the winter coat of the least weasel. Full definition →

Middle English letuse ← Anglo-Norman letuse
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lettice · noun1

  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromletuse
  2. Middle English · inherited fromletuse
  3. English todaylettice

From Middle English letuse, from Anglo-Norman letuse; further etymology is unknown.

Lettice · proper noun2

A medieval vernacular form of Letitia.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishletuse all →

lettuce

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