An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Lattich

by Friedrich Kluge

Lattich, m., ‘lettuce,’ from the equiv. MidHG. lattech, latech, lateche, OHG. lattuh (latohha), borrowed in the OHG. period from Lat. lactū̆ca through the intermediate forms lattū̆ca, láttuca; comp. AS. leahtric, ‘lactuca’ (comp. Attich from Lat. acte). — In Huflattich, ‘colt’s foot,’ Lattich represents Lat. lapatium (MidHG. huoflęteche, OHG. huoflętihha), or more correctly MidLat. lapatica (intermediate forms lápatica, láptica, lattica).